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The poetic city: “Musings Under The Oaks: Thoughts Like Insects…”

Aug 17, 2020 • Creative Writing

A dragonfly in his and our universe. (Photo by: Kelley Crawford)

 

 
Musings Under The Oaks: Thoughts Like Insects…
 
 
Thoughts like insects
buzz. swirl, nip and hound
until I submit to their insistence
and ride the “yes” of 
surrender into the 
treasury of the past 
where they can feast 
on the smorgasbord 
of memories…
leaving me free to savor
the sweet breath 
of the moment.
 
Reece Burka
7/22/2020

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