Moon Poem 30

Coda

90%

Roots' veined revelry
In a slow paralysis
Inks the coulee's folds.

Farewell, National Poetry Month.

GL, 4/30/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 29

83%

A kite of starlings
Thick dark braids flying behind
A bouncing backpack.

GL, 4/29/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 28

75%

Glassine eyes in frames
Window panes shudder and flinch
As trains bellow by.

GL, 4/28/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 27

67%

Duck trails in water
Though palsied, mellifluous
Letters slant and loop.

GL, 4/27/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 26

58%

Bulbs swaying, jacklights,
Stand out against Midnight's pool
Like bright koi goldfish.

GL, 4/26/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 25

First Quarter

Grass hisses and bows
Towards gusts, voice hoarse and jarring
A throaty saccade.

GL, 4/25/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 24

38%

Staves of deer hoof prints
A monologue without seams
Or interruption.

GL, 4/24/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 23

Act IV

29%

Air flits over rill
A pick strumming a guitar
A wordless plainsong.

GL, 4/23/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 22

20%

The great blue heron
Leg bent then extended, points
Like a weathervane.

GL, 4/22/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 21

12%

Slipping down long slopes
Downpour rolls aside the road
A griseous path.

GL, 4/21/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 20

6%

Sun shimmers through leaves
A dozen bracelets chiming
Sliding down her arm.

GL, 4/20/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 19

1%

Through the firmament
A sole cloud tows its shadow
Far across the ground.

GL, 4/19/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 18

New Moon

A spoondrift of rain
Sneakers snapping on concrete
Lapping at Dawn's heels.

GL, 4/18/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 17

1%

On the vast black sky
Stars pin down the night, quilting
A crazy bedspread.

GL, 4/17/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 16

Act III

6%

A paintless screen door
Hangs askew, a dandled wrist
On a steering wheel.

GL, 4/16/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 15

13%

Drops slung from high wires
As though thumbed from their forehead
And flicked to the side.

GL, 4/15/2015.

Moon Poem 14

22%

An osprey lighting
On a limb, whose shoulder shrugs
Its joints loudly pop.

GL, 4/14/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 13

32%

A lone robin sits
Brash and bold on a cold fence
A stroke of color.

GL, 4/13/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 12

43%

A pine tosses cones
Teasing and coaxing a dog
In a game of catch.

GL, 4/12/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 11

Last Quarter

Moving glacially
The clock's sclerous second hand
Creeps and clicks, silent.

GL, 4/11/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 10

65%

In blasts and breezes
Branches cross, uncross their arms
Shifting in their chairs.

GL, 4/10/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 9

Act II

74%

Wind in fits and starts
Like water sluicing, choking
From a rusty spout.

GL, 4/9/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 8

83%

Minute buds foretell
Summer as winged blackbirds trill
In brushes' morass.

GL, 4/8/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 7

90%

A willow tree's bole
Sneakers covered by frayed hems
Of her baggy pants.

GL, 4/7/015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 6

95%

In a Springtime chill
A small stream mutters beneath
It's thin pane of ice.

GL, 4/6/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 5

98%

The tree's curved branches
Hair pulled back, a demure twist
On her neck's sleek nape.

GL, 4/5/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 4

Full Moon

The pond's ice melting
Hard planes on its face crumple
Sharp edges go slack.

GL, 4/4/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 3

100%

Gilt cedar waxwings
Pinballing from bough to bough
Through red berry knobs.

GL, 4/3/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 2

Act 1

97%

Grey blume of Winter
A jacket thrown aside, arms
Twisted among weeds.

GL, 4/2/2015. Prevail.

Moon Poem 1

Overture

93%

Crisp leaves on the ground
Brown sugar and cinnamon
Crust on a cobbler.

Welcome, National Poetry Month.

GL, 4/1/2015. Prevail.