Tagged: insects
monarchs, swallowtails,
monarchs, swallowtails,
and the cloudless sulphur – we
are cataloguing
butterflies on mom’s petunias,
amateurs on the internet
.
20210914:1230
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6:53 a.m., an early
6:53 a.m., an early
bird attempts to break up
the droning of cicadas,
poking small holes into
morning’s purposeless
play –
6:57 a.m., the school
bus roars by, picking
up the pieces –
we are awake,
listening,
unlistening
.
20160906:0709
y
three mosquito bites
three mosquito bites
into a summer’s night, i’m
cranking up the air
conditioning to hide beneath
the comforter – i can’t breathe
.
20150710:0011
y
with twenty-three mosquito
with twenty-three mosquito
bites this weekend, there are
so many itches from which to
choose. i am lying in bed,
awake again, contemplating
which is the sweeter
.
20150526:2328
y
at the edge of every
at the edge of every
moment, you can
look, but not
touch,
feel, but
not make sense –
the seconds rub
their wings together,
the milliseconds
loosen their
grip. it’s the
perfect setup –
a postcard moment
for those
without stamps
.
20150225:0939
y
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