From the water's edge,
I see the spastic, choppy
topography of a river
that looked glassy
from the bridge that
spans it.
Is this one river?
Am I one traveler?
One River [Free Verse]
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a blossom falls
into the water:
i look. it’s gone.

curb crows
stand in a row.
what’s the sky say?

i see snakes jutting
from the water; usually
i’d discover
it’s not snakes but sticks,
but today isn’t the usual.


at water’s edge,
snakes wrestle: writhing, twining,
but slipping the pin.
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
Human being (Homo Sapiens) bears the closest resemblance.
Why? For starters, humans are animals. And I think if I were put in a lineup of varied species and a random intelligent person were asked to pick the Homo Sapiens, they’d pick me.

one pink-laden tree
stands amid a wall
of spring greenery.

naked branches
of the frangipani
bud with blossoms.

from still water
juts deadwood on which herons
perch with their shadows.