Tagged: buck

in the backyard this

in the backyard this
morning, four bucks, two does, one
fawn, finding home with

us, if only for a little
while, an unlikely family
.
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this morning’s herd of

this morning’s herd of
deer pranced through the backyard a
blur, only the buck

paused, looked back once to check that
no one had been left behind
.
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apologies to

apologies to
the silent snail living in
our perilla plant

stamped to death by a white-tailed buck,
startled by a light in the house
.
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in the backyard, three

in the backyard, three
siblings play, testing
their boundaries
two bucks in velvet
mark their scent,
rubbing their antlers
across our pine hedge
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: boundaries

here we are, feeling

here we are, feeling
foreign again –
the door you
can breeze
through is closed
to me. research
shows that
walking through
a doorway makes
one forget. i’m
not expecting you
to remember,
to buck science
.
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