Tagged: mountain

somewhere above a

somewhere above a
forest, a bird drops the seed
of a poem, and it

skims the treetops, instinctively
landing where there’s enough darkness
.
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in the mountain that

in the mountain that
is potatoes, no one has
ever turned away
.
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a mountain’s toss a-

a mountain’s toss a-
way from big sur, we lean into
the view before the

view, every curve weighted, clouds
binding multiple illusions
.
20170802:2226
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memory is a

memory is a
layered thing –
some moments come
along and leave
a mountain range
.
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bathing in the

bathing in the
light of a
poem is like
approaching a
mountain top –
perspectives
shift, and
lightheadedness
follows
.
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my mother and her five

my mother and her five
sisters, crowded
together, judging
one another’s
reflections across one
mirror –
breaking
my morning fast
against the faithful
ridges of
les Trois Tetons
.
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midsummer sun wedged

midsummer sun wedged
between Sturm und Drang
a zesty sandwich
.
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