Tagged: september
September unwinds
September unwinds
with breathless
flair – charming
toes for such
impatient feet
.
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on the sixth of
on the sixth of
September, stillness
is not as she appears –
a green heron’s demure
heart fluttering
before her wings
.
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at the edge of
at the edge of
September, we
have the option to
jump – autumn
takes the lead,
dabbles in
showmanship
.
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disguised as dancing
disguised as dancing
shoes, September slips on so
effortlessly timed
.
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the third of
the third of
September arrives
on the back
of a new
fawn – tender,
exposed,
pausing
between
thickets to taste
mint rain
on grass
.
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at the docile turn
at the docile turn
of September, a leaf drop,
a permanent blaze
.
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the first September
the first September
morning, breaking old habits
vrksasana poise
.
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when September slips
when September slips
into October,
nature turns
forgetful,
abandoning
long-hidden maps
to her network
of nests
.
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the seventh day of
the seventh day of
fall looked like all the
rest. we didn’t have much
to go by, and the angling
of the wind and rain kept
throwing us off
our celestial
grid. you were
eyeing me
from across the
street, i’d be in
so much more
trouble if i ever learned
how to wink
.
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blow hard, and a handful
blow hard, and a handful
of september
days will burst forth
from their hibernation
like roosting
butterflies, each
with tinseled
wings and
radiant applause
.
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