Life With Horace

poetry & essays

Always last to leave
she perches drinking her fill
many miles to fly

I stand in cool green
heart raging against evil
a prayer rises up

Audio: Read by the author.

the green wall is back
trees working hard through the night
birds seek their shelter

he darts in and sips
she drinks at rest savoring
I welcome them back

Small joy in bird song
Hold tight the reins of longing
Imagine us whole

Plants starting from seed
Soil enriched by love
Summer will bring light

Warmth in ersatz spring
Mountains tap their memories
There will be more snow

Walk the hills to home
Where love is found ripening
The true birthday gift

And she was still here
Sipping nectar for her trip
End of summer gift

Audio: Read by the author.

Dog rests on my foot
Gray rain and cooling to fall
Hummers are still here

Few bugs eager dogs
Humid air stuck somewhere else
Out the door to woods

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