Tagged: dogwood tree
the robins that built
the robins that built
its nest in the crook of our
white dogwood tree stayed
alert, with squirrels advancing –
no one knew the aftermath
.
20210719:1639
y
the first step towards
the first step towards
blooming for a dogwood sapling
is to hold a cup
.
20210423:1807
y
the twin dogwoods in
the twin dogwoods in
our backyard will always have
each other, in the
way the southern magnolia
between them never understood
.
20181127:1759
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: dogwoods
in the backyard, a
in the backyard, a
cardinal pauses on
the branches of
our dogwood –
are we sharing
it with him, or
is he sharing it
with us?
.
20150609:0850
y
i am lying
i am lying
underneath
the dogwoods
in our backyard
hypnotized by the
way the edges
of home have already
begun to curl in the
near-noon sun. the
sky is panting, its
blue tongue showing
here and there
between terraced
branches. it is
May, and i have
all the time
in the world
.
20100502:2106
y
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