02-15-2022, 03:44 PM
Midsummer's day,
sun through a sunken shack,
the silhouette of the cock
weathervane, looming
out back.
Misshapen fence,
an old gate opens with a sigh
dead yellow jackets
floating in the crooked bird bath
Grass overgrown, dry.
Bent stake in the ground
faded leash still attached.
Nest in the branches
eggs never hatched.
sun through a sunken shack,
the silhouette of the cock
weathervane, looming
out back.
Misshapen fence,
an old gate opens with a sigh
dead yellow jackets
floating in the crooked bird bath
Grass overgrown, dry.
Bent stake in the ground
faded leash still attached.
Nest in the branches
eggs never hatched.