swamp sparrow

mid-quake

low angle shot of trees at a swamp

when sharp reach pangs
so long for holding & what
in need of her lost, where
soft grief trills
over low branch, see her
count our cost, leaf
by fallen why
and now
pause––

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

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