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RIVER RITES

RIVER RITES

A Poem by stella


RIVER RITES The old Missouri writhes, brown and strong, swollen with late spring rains; silent but for cottonwoods. And birds. T..
LOVES OF MY LIFE:1

LOVES OF MY LIFE:1

A Poem by stella


LOVES OF MY LIFE:1 I love eating peanuts in the shell: pinch them open along the seam and peep inside to see the prize: ..
TOTEM

TOTEM

A Poem by stella


TOTEM I heard a scuffle in the brush---turned in time to see the jay fly free from a fox who turned and saw me. We lo..
OUR LADY OF 21ST AND GAGE

OUR LADY OF 21ST AND GAGE

A Poem by stella


OUR LADY OF 21ST AND GAGE At the intersection, floating in true blue June sky: a billboard announcing, to all who turn left, App..
SURFACING

SURFACING

A Poem by stella


SURFACING The small woman was awakened by a night jar zooming past her window like a space craft, over and again; his ..
CATHARTES AURA

CATHARTES AURA

A Poem by stella


CATHARTES AURA Deprived by gravity, I watch a trinity of turkey vultures catching thermals on a June afternoon. Wha..