for Elle, and her strong sense of place

 

Some of the things I saw this morning on my walk

(I live in Missouri, in the Ozarks)

 




Some of the Things I Saw

 

 

Georgette, the aquatic turtle that lives in our pond

Two box turtles, both male, gray squirrels and fox squirrels

Millicent and Edmund, eagles nesting (it takes two), chicks yet to hatch

Creeks, springs, timber, bottomland, rocky hillsides, grassy glade

Ash, oak, sycamore, hickory, cherry, dogwood, redbud, hawthorn, and more

Fallen trees rotting, evidence of trees I've cut for firewood

Wild mustard, grape vine, spring beauties, may apples, rue

Too many wildflowers and plants to name

Naming isn't important

Evidence of armadillos (burrows, lots of them), turkey, coyotes

Many deer, acorns, old barb-wire, rock piles from cleared fields

Bones of deer scattered here and there

Blue sky, white clouds, gnats, hawk, jays, pileated, flickers, and many more

Our house from a distance, our house from close proximity

 

 

 

 

 

 





Poetry by jim The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2020-04-07 at 23:01

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A marvellous litany!
2020-04-08