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Memoir National Poetry Month Nature Poetry Writing

1 – April arrives in flames

April arrives in flames

bright plumes on the horizon

and it

without the benefit of sirens

instead inspires birdsong

and the slow rumble roar

of the long

awakening

so I drop and roll

in the field

press my ear against the ground

to hear the millions yield

their sound

the bulb and bird and beetle

how we go

too

from smoke to red hot fire

the days from start to end

burning holes

through quiet

Poem and photo ©2024, Jen Payne. If you like this poem, you can read similar in my books and zines, available from Three Chairs Publishing on my ETSY SHOP. They come autographed, with gratitude and a small gift.

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Memoir National Poetry Month Nature Poetry Writing

Spring Observation

The trees are singing
incantations
like magic,
and I think
maybe the swan
is in need of some

she seems
too still for spring
this morning,
adrift along a
newformed current
of rainy days

but then
the bird king
resplendent
in his long
silver robes
soars slowly
in a wide arch

and at once
she rises
sees the world
through
morning eyes

to her savior
nods her regard
while above
the marsh hawk
his catch on display

banks on
our community
and calls it
righteous

Poem and photo ©2024, Jen Payne. If you like this poem, you can read similar in my books and zines, available from Three Chairs Publishing on my ETSY SHOP. They come autographed, with gratitude and a small gift.