how does a poem know when to fly, or where

 On Twitter the other day, Molly Hogan (@mbhmaine) posed a challenge:


So here is a partial answer...

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how does a poem know when to fly, or where

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the leaf waits

inside the bud


coyotes 

yelp for joy

under the Milky Way


returning

through the woods

a whiff of woodsmoke

in the still starlight


by accident

we see

two planets kiss 


fire cracks

open the chestnuts


accept     gifts


-- steve peterson

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4 comments:

  1. mbhmaineDecember 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM

    Way to take a challenge and run with it!

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  2. Steve PetersonDecember 24, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    Thank you for stopping by to add a comment! And thank you for the challenge!

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  3. Mary LeeDecember 25, 2020 at 7:45 AM

    "accept gifts"
    Because they can be found everywhere if we look closely.

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    1. Steve PetersonDecember 25, 2020 at 8:32 AM

      Yes! They can. They are everywhere. Maybe poetry is like radio, it's the receiver that finds the signal, not the other way around.

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