elysabeth faslund Poems

Storm...closing trees...bending,
Breaking off ten feet from
The ground...
She waits.
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Shards of Earth in Saturn's Rings
Gravelling ancient into timeless,
Falling inwards by centimeters
Until Saturn, Earth, are one.
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Sun bells! Sun bells!
Tinkling serendipity
Circling jasmine pinwheels
Inviting flights of
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Morning came long before the dew, the frost....
And morning came long before my Father...
He would never have allowed the frost to
Touch me...not my Father's mornings...
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Outdoor Power Company of Laurel
...Not gonna touch this one....
Alternative Counseling
...It's okay! About the felony charge when you do...
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Well, if that don't beat all!
I'm as nervous as a cat in a
Room full of rocking
Chairs!
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We greet rain with dour eyes,
down turned mouth, sighs....
wishing blue, sun, clear skies.
Grumble dragon's flame,
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We were birthed by the same Mother.
Should that not make us
sister and brother,
from the Earth, by God?
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There was beginning and there was ending.
And the Time between,
when Goldenrods foretold Spring,
when vining green held Winter.
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The hawk, flying aloft this cold morning,
was a ghosting blur on the frosty pane
of violet blues' crisping chilled sunrise.
It sliced to the roof of the backyard shed,
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