Song

Spring
peepers

now summer-singers,

though
autumnal chills fill

some nights
now,

this morning’s
night

(no early
light)

adds gentle
rain

to humming
song.

Midsummer Hunt

rustling

invisible

break away

cottontail

rustling

invisible

sprint away

calico

zigzags

hairpin turns

rustling

rustling

calico

trots home

empty

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