... after the storm ... pine boughs bend beneath the weight of winter ... ruffed grouse rest in blue silence
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... 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
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
... standing in the meadow / awash in grief ... the beautiful world says ... stay here with us ... mullein and thistle ... brave bluebells still blooming
Photograph by Montucky: montucky.wordpress.com