—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Medusa
live bait
sign in window
peepshow
* * *
a kiss goodbye
a road that stretches north
tongue tastes of dust
* * *
rain connects mountain
and sea: rivulet becomes
stream becomes typhoon
sign in window
peepshow
* * *
a kiss goodbye
a road that stretches north
tongue tastes of dust
* * *
rain connects mountain
and sea: rivulet becomes
stream becomes typhoon
your breath
the mint leaf in my tea
autumn night wind
* * *
the market is down
buzzards leave the picked clean corpse
of the wildebeest
* * *
winter evening
lost doves fly north
in ragged x
the mint leaf in my tea
autumn night wind
* * *
the market is down
buzzards leave the picked clean corpse
of the wildebeest
* * *
winter evening
lost doves fly north
in ragged x
spaghetti the cattails’ heads eaten by nutria
* * *
greenland ice sheet drops by massachusetts
* * *
pasture caroling
sheep unsure how to brew an
appropriate wassail
* * *
greenland ice sheet drops by massachusetts
* * *
pasture caroling
sheep unsure how to brew an
appropriate wassail
mayfly has his
whole life ahead of him
until tomorrow
* * *
empathy
the bees suck juices, leave
apple for the ants
* * *
early frost
faster, the squirrel harvests
sunflower seeds
ducklings mill on shore
parents sit close by, resting
their outdoor voices
* * *
canoes paddle
across the sky, tip out
their extra water
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Today’s LittleNip:
august sun settles
あたし の ひょうがき 1
waiting for autumn
—Robert Beveridge
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—Medusa, with thanks to Robert Beveridge for his fine poetry today!
August Sun
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