grackles rise and fall
leaves in the wild slipstream
passing trucks
by James Brush
These micropoems aka “small stones” are short observational micro-poem-things mostly about nature. They are the result of paying close attention to the world around and writing from those moments.
grackles rise and fall
leaves in the wild slipstream
passing trucks
rising wind
the neighbor’s drums
metal night
growing wolf moon
the dog explores his yard
made strange by night
narrow-winged insects
shards of moon-glow hovering
between the oak leaves
he scribbles
a sidewalk chalk moon
whirling wind
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Inspiration from Angie Werren who’s using full moon names as kigo this month. “Whirling wind moon” is passamaquoddy.
five swans
their rapid wake
touches shore
ripples in the reeds
a lone egret
sleety rain
the tree leaves rattle
and hiss
predawn cold front
the greyhounds race back inside
sheet-covered plants
grinning moon
tree branch fingers
scratch night’s chin