Before the snow storm
Gray sky is hanging pregnant--
Waiting--just waiting.
Cardinal on the ground
Prefers the fallen bird seed;
(Or just plain lazy.)
Waiting in the bush
Patient bird wants me to leave;
(She soon gets her wish.)
Rectangular patch
Marks something which is not there
Presence of absence.
Abandoned bird nest
Marked now by a flock of snow;
Chicks have long since flown.
Through the broken fence
The empty swing sways slowly
Moved by spirit hands.
The old horse barn sits
Now populated by cars--
(Horseless carriages.)
The crotch of the tree
Looks like a wooden vulva
Waiting to give birth.
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