The Shadows of Butterflies
morning drive the cornfields shortened to stubble
wildcard spot a baseball cap for the scarecrow
early fall the black snake with the same curve as the stone
september we share our walk with the millipedes
thistle to thistle the shadows of butterflies departing
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makeshift memorial this is not how the trip should end
owl whoots around the fullness of the moon
