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Animal Attraction
Definition: The power to pull/attract animals towards oneself. First Saturday of the new year, and I am once again driving through the fog and feeling like I am risking life and limb to follow through on my intention to go birding more this year than previous years. This day, I am heading southeast towards Seabrook,…
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Auspicious
The gray catbird calls out, an auspicious sound, Does he know the secrets of the forest? Does the catbird know whose bike I found Balanced up against a tree, no one around? What about the blanket fort I found in the clearing? Does he know if it’s a homeless camp, is that what I’m hearing?…
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Two Women In A Stream
We meet here in this place Shaped by time Carved by pressure Two women Balanced on rocks In a flowing stream Once we were close You and I Kids of similar ages Common interests Differences appreciated The current of our lives Kept flowing Into different stages Our interests shifted Differences augmented Sometimes, though When the…
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Martindale Misadventures
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale A tale of a fateful trip That started from this south suburb And ended in a gravel slip The mate was a mountain biking man His woman brave and sure Three passengers set off this day For a three hour trip, a three hour trip The…