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Trish Shields, CA
 

 

 

 

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rockstill

 

surveying property
waves of blue silence
punctuated by piercing gaze
cocked head slight stir
shadow neck and head darting
a snake in the eel grass
one gulp -- sliding down
seconds later
the ripple is passed
smoothed into a field of eau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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