Saturday, December 26, 2015
The Weight of Winter
... after the storm ... pine boughs bend beneath the weight of winter
... ruffed grouse rest in blue silence
Photograph by Montucky: montucky.wordpress.com/
Saturday, December 12, 2015
In My Seventh Summer
... in my seventh summer ... barefoot at the well / I kneel
... between the boards
... a tiny spot of sunlight ... on the water far below
... between the boards
... a tiny spot of sunlight ... on the water far below
Friday, December 11, 2015
On Pine Mountain
while my father hunts grouse
I explore the cabin
lying on the bunk
standing at the woodstove
trying out my future self
Photograph by raphasantos
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
In the Buffalo's Eye
... in the buffalo's eye
... all my memories / all our earthly history
... the planet earth itself
... rolling through dark and infinite space
The photograph is mine, taken in South Dakota.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Bohemians
... early courtship / early marriage ... early everything
... including this solo life I've settled into ... my dog / the deer
... and these Bohemian Waxwings who've come to spend the afternoon with me
... eating berries / spitting seeds ... acting cool in their slicked-back hair
Photograph by Natalia Paklina and Chris van Orden
Friday, December 4, 2015
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Things We Leave Behind
do you remember the day we left the lodge
walked into the woods
your family still around the table
noisily remembering all they could get their hands on
how we made love in the snow
my back against the tree / you leaning into me
so often they are the same
the things we leave behind / the things we carry
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