Posted on 1 May 2019
by J.S. Graustein
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At low tide I walk the sandbar Far out to sea Out to islands Of gulls and cormorants Leaving distant dots of people on shore. Terns dart and swoop Sandpipers race the tide The sea breathes Each wave exhales into the next. Immersed in… Continue Reading “Low Tide”
Category: poem, WrittenWordWednesdayTags: consolation, ecolinguistics, ecoliterature, ecopoetry, Eileen Curran-Kondrad, folded word, grief, intersection, land, poem, Poetry, sandbar, sea, tide, WrittenWordWednesday
Posted on 21 June 2018
by J.S. Graustein
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The coyotes are crying tonight. From across the creek Their wild howls Rise in the trees, Drift over rooftops Through open windows. Not far from our lawns and driveways Lies an ancient world, Of drought, hunger, fire and flood. Of open range and primal… Continue Reading “Coyotes”
Category: SolsticeSeriesTags: coyote, Eileen Curran-Kondrad, habitat, human encroachment, nature, poem, Poetry, reclamation, solstice, SolsticeSeries, wild