Tagged: white-tailed deer

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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the twin dogwoods in

the twin dogwoods in
our backyard play hide-and-go-
seek with each other,

like siblings, hoping to catch
a glimpse of a white-tailed deer
.
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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