the moment before the shot, the hunter
seeing
sunset light
ripple across the doe's back,
splash, break gentle
and drip down
to pool in the leaves
to soak down into dirt.
everything fluid.
even the barks of the trees
fluid with shadow.
i. a poet's love ii. veronicae iii. the unpaved iv. prayer-within v. blank and full vi. red earth vii. still life viii. the tic begins ix. arouse alive / a suffering x. de ore leonis xi. fingers of the bird xii. the great good use