2024, poetry, river life

that polite nod that’s so out of fashion now

The white heron’s visit
is always a good sign.
Though she does not stop
to talk, we cross currents
along the river like
two familar strangers
in a coffee shop.

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2023, Days, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, river life, Working Class Literature

Day 89

an orange slice moon
a forest of driftwood, raftlike
the river receding slow
a single robin sings optimism:
on watch – I

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