the mind has to sink down out of sight
— Lorine Niedecker
wait until the bubbles disappear
wait until the bubbles disappear
nonstop twitter
predawn jitter
egret westing
enough morning can’t enter the house
cardinal the red flower
three ducks safe landing
mirror lake
amoeba-shaped white web southeast
evaporates
a third of a moon beams at the not yet sun
no cloud except low in the east
lavender swath
white streak
cornflower blue
do birds listen to songs of other species?
buzz, chirp, whistle, wheep
I see no feeders
not a wild yet fed by wild
the bigger birds could eat mole crickets
armored brown the size of a peanut
lake green, gray, silver
grows blue
duck splayed tilts to a landing
gravel croaks of too many males
swath of gold
fish swirls, melting circles
one duck flies above the water
a second flies below
double chevron duck wake
straight for the dock
where white prints prove yesterday’s heron
sun
the sun’s yellow flare bleeds red
blinds
moon’s curve below a white contrail
male & female mallard cross the lawn
a gull flies into the sun
ducks belly down into the water
fly up with two more
slap, flutter
flash of red
cardinal on dock
partner in the wax myrtle
Easter
by Lorine Niedecker
A robin stood by my porch
A robin stood by my porch
and side-eyed
raised up
a worm
Get a load
Get a load
of April’s
fabulous
frog rattle —
frog rattle —
lowland freight cars
in the night
Interesting poetry...
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