a black bird
on the white fence post
sheet lightning
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Joanne Morcom is a writer, social worker and certified laughter yoga leader in Calgary, Alberta. She is the author of two poetry collections, A Nameless Place,available from Sam's Dot Publishing, and About the Blue Moon, available from magpie productions / Inkling Press. Visit her at www.joannemorcom.com
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Outside the window
how the bats shadow play
beneath street lighting.
Outside the window
how the bats shadow play
beneath street lighting.
yellow crescent moon
cradling Its’ darker self
many stars applauding
Forgive my ignorance; what is sheet lightning?
Eric, try your internet search capability for sheet lightening. One of the many sites you’ll find is: http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/1997/06/09.html
a black bird
the fourteenth way
citing Stevens
Pretty cryptic, Dirk. I’m of the age for it, but many will miss your allusion.
empty bridge
crows cleaning
feathers
far into the night-
a black ant
shares my sleeplessness
crisp morning
atop the fresh spruce fragrance…
the grackle’s song
the spotted mountain
snow rashes over the crests
the last
icy glaze cross the mirrored lake
this spring dawn–
yet, the heat and humidity