Field Across From The Pond and Its Inhabitant

midafternoon moon

deer skeleton

rummaging the burned dark remains of an apple tree

fruit thrown 10 feet away

one single alone deer

can't hear my sneeze

i wish i could walk with you

the wide, tall shadow that leaves you

in the waning sun

and the midafternoon moon

paper leaves shivering, twittering 

it really is all magic

Gigi Pearl

VT

16 years old

More by Gigi Pearl

  • softness

    i could fit in any boot

    now i fill soles like thick snow

    how lovely it is!

    i am as soft as the love that surrounds me

    i am as soft as the ground

    i'm softer than i was before

    slowing and staring

  • hardcore crushing

    what do the wings write, light in the sky

    tales told to the whistling, empty guy

    stellar moon that turns eyes hibiscus pink

    darling dark hair, shining star, who slips his hand away in the morning

  • what you sing

    reminds me of crows billowing, in the middle of the day when I can see their wings

    of snow and christmastime, falling bright orange or blue, covering shadows

    watching it all from up high