She got down in her hind end, Legs weakening and gnarled, like worn tree roots Knowing what the vet would … Continue reading Putting Corky Down

These days I admire horses from a distance Like a forbidden love For if I linger too long In thought … Continue reading In The Absence of Horses

When I grow lost or lonely I sometimes Pull out the yellowing, vinyl photo album My mother left behind To … Continue reading The Real Me

A piece of autumn landed in my lap today I was sitting on the tractor seat In the wide-open air … Continue reading A Piece of Autumn

I wasn’t sure I could believe In fact, I doubted him Hours spent in these woods and fields Have not … Continue reading A Bear

I’ve grown accustomed to the immediate aversion of others toward my native place. Its been this way for a long … Continue reading Holding The World Together

If you pause knee-deep in crimson clover on a sunny spring day you will hear the buzzing of honeybees at … Continue reading May

I spend my days driving past Dollar General Stores and familycompounds made up of doublewide trailers interspersed with peanutfields, old … Continue reading This Place I Call Home

I plucked hornworms from the garden today They, having descended upon my tomato leaves Hatched from tiny, green pearls Abandoned … Continue reading Hornworms

Nestled between my old turkey decoy And the lawnmower I found a fist-sized owl Decorated with the lint of his … Continue reading Screech Owl