Elizabeth Erickson Poem #1 March


Nightly Training


My three-legged dog floats
On coyote queries
Rain taste dark sage resins.
Rising on dusk wind gusts,
Strung between mud and stars,
His nose drinks a river.

“Come in, you!” I call.

Grounded, his black eyes snap,

                 He shrugs,  “Come in, you!”

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  1. Lynette Yetter Makes Music, Movies, Books and Art to Touch Your Soul and Make You ThinkMarch 18, 2020 at 11:01 AM

    Beautiful! I especially enjoy the interior "rhymes" of "dog, dark, dust, drinks."

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    1. Elizabeth Whynotnow EricksonMarch 22, 2020 at 12:11 PM

      Thanks Lynette. I want to go so much further with this poem and can almost imagine Nickole saying "say more about why you know what dog was thinking!"

      Looking forward to helping welcome your March poem.

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