Wren's Nest

Like at the wren's nest

Like at rock eagle

Ironies swirl and hearts are twisted taut

Around their pivot pointsThe stag scrapes his felt on a scrubby dogwood treeLike at the warm springs

Like at key club

Residuals are what get to one

Reach toxic levels with time

Even the pretty fawn is full of wolf worms in the summerOh, so horribly intensely I prayed

Let me evaporateBut the dying autumn leaves are beautiful, tooLike on the flint river

Like at the mica mines

Conversations escalated

Voices trembled and cracked

The barn owl's white belly is like a flash bulb

Instantly illuminated by a moonbeam

As he swoops silently before us

Toward a fateful meeting in the forestOh, so horribly intensely I prayed

Let me evaporate

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