frozen notes
of coyote song-
first frost
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winter soil
accepts the rain-
I imagine daffodils
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delicate tracks
on crusted snow-
hungry quail
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delicate tracks
on crusted snow-
hungry quail
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Maralee Gerke lives and writes in Madras, Oregon. She is and avid reader and gardener. She describes herself as a work in progress. Her poems have been published in Calyx, Exit Thirteen, Moonset, Bathtub Gin, Anthology, Nerve Cowboy, Avocet, and Tigers Eye. She has published two books of poems and has had poetry and prose accepted in several anthologies. Her work can be seen online at Shadow Poetry, Long Story Short, and Moontown CafĂ©. She recently recorded 4 poems for the Oregon Poetic Voices Project. They can be heard at oregonpoeticvoices.org One of her poems “Refuge”, was recently selected to be printed as a limited edition broadside by the Penland School of Crafts.
Enjoyed your work Maralee!
ReplyDeleteMaralee, this poems flows in a beautiful fashion. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! Lovely imagery! I loved the second one most.
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