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Thursday Seeds: Animals that don’t talk
Should I be nervous? There is no time. There are no words, this female deer is headed toward me up the hill and onto the plateau that is my neighbor’s backyard at dusk. My cat, the only one at the time, was surprised too. I can tell by her stance as the deer walked right past her and toward me. It’s only afterward that there is a pause and the twitch of noses in greeting of one another, this dear deer and Tuna, my best friend and travel companion. No words. Her name is Agnes but only because someone else said so. She never announced a name with her presence.…
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Poems gotta come out
Is it yours Songs in a dream How many are we To recognize As new As our own As something to get down On one knee And tell him of these If there are many Which ones to pick The heart goes boom Is it yours Is it song Does it go the long Way to spark The catalyst heart