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Sadie Shorr-Parks: Good sleep

July 31, 2020 by PBQ Leave a Comment

Tonight is wonderful,
considering. Earth
is never urged
to be so indigo,
so chilled.

Two crows settled
in my tree, a boring mutt
of oak and pine
outside my kitchen window.
I see their rainbow necks
twisting while I eat breakfast.

Naturally, my dreams
are no longer good thinking grounds:
swooping shadows
on noon sky. Dead bird,
under the wire.

Dead Bird, under the wire.
My mouth opens
and there is a beak inside.

It begs the question,
did I shoot too far?

A prairie made of sidewalk blocks,
shaved bark speckling all of it.

Filed Under: Issue 100, Poetry, Poetry 100 Tagged With: Sadie Shorr-Parks

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