whistler

merle and runtish whelp

whetstone blind, no sense of self

furl and cry to help

pavemeant

second inch of rain –

sibilant whisper, a dove –

glistenality –

lives depend not on

keeping summer in but on

showing winter out

practicing together

we smooth our edges away

happy in the cage

geranium thoughts

your garden is nature caught

not learned and not taught

second to second

breathe in breathe out and repeat

one day at a time

Inspired by this, thank you.

don’t disguise broken

by our scars and shattered bones

live in the open