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slumber

Fri 04/27/12 at 3:33 pm

at night
the wolves wait
on my temples
for the elk to venture
from my sparse hairline
onto my forehead

instantly, the pack pursues the herd
some escape into the thicket of my eyebrows
as the rest charge across
the curve of my cheek
longing for the forest of my beard

I sleep through the slaughter
on my jaw
soothed by the steady snores
of slumbering bears
in the caves of my ears mjh

10/12/2004

(Thanks to Merri for ‘slumbering.’)

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Listen to Slumber

My Virtual Chapbook (table of contents)

In Poems:
Newer: Relentless
Older: The Bright Side
Tags: 2011 chapbook, bears, dreams, elk, macro, nature, sleep, wolves

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flea

Mon 04/23/12 at 7:47 am

From afar
I am drawn
to this mountain.
I step on his feet,
climb his knee,
over his hip,
and run along his long spine,
up between great shoulders.
Ahead I face the summit.
From his crown
I look down
and around
and around.
Here near his ear
I listen to silence
and breathe the cold light
as a flea on a giant. mjh

1/4/2005

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Listen to flea

My Virtual Chapbook (table of contents)

In Poems:
Newer: Dickey
Older: tuck
Tags: macro, mountains, nature

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Bask

Sat 04/21/12 at 10:47 pm

like nervous reptiles
skittering among the rocks
safe haven
but never secure
warmed from the outside
animated by a distant source
a shadow freezes and frightens us
we run for the light,
pause, bask,
before slipping into darkness mjh

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Listen to bask

My Virtual Chapbook (table of contents)

In Poems:
Newer: tuck
Older: some lesser poet
Tags: nature

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waiting for the tide

Fri 04/22/11 at 10:47 am

The roar of the ocean
the heartbeat of the earth
the sea pushes up
the land, pushes up
the mountains, pushes
me home to the desert
to the still dry blue
a parched landscape
thirsty enough for seawater
ready for beaches
waiting for the tide
to rise again
as it will mjh

06/2001 ?

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Listen to waiting for the tide

My Virtual Chapbook (table of contents)

In Poems:
Newer: the cure
Older: My Virtual Chapbook
Tags: desert, landscape, mountains, nature, ocean

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surrounded

Sat 04/24/10 at 1:37 am

the alpha wolf dreams
she is on her greatest hunt.
the prey is worthy & strong

her twitches and yelps
awaken her pack
they stand around her
recognize the cues
this is a great hunt.
as one, they lay down
and close their eyes

and she is surrounded again
by her pack
moving endlessly towards the kill mjh

8/18/04

In Poems:
Newer: Birdsmith
Older: dry spell
Tags: dreams, nature, sleep, unbooked, wolves

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reflect

Sun 04/06/08 at 6:06 am

Before dawn
I sit and wait
pen in hand.
I look across
this blank page
stretching forever.
Where are you?
I watch and wait
and look up to see you
at the edge of the woods
you emerge
and walk toward me
walking on water
toward me
that serene calm face
looking through me
at the world.
Am I your mirror? mjh

1/4/2005

In Poems:
Newer: act now
Older: blush
Tags: nature, poetry, unbooked, writing

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blush

Sat 04/05/08 at 6:00 am

Look East
to watch the setting sun
reach across the miles
to brush the mountains pink
with one last caress farewell
as they blush
rose red at nightfall
and sink into gray
waiting for the moon to say
“Hush, be still now.
I am with you
until dawn.” mjh

In Poems:
Newer: reflect
Older: Happy Birthday, Billy Collins!
Tags: moon, mountains, nature, sun, unbooked

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