In the garden
chives are live again
in the pines
goldfinches are noisy
and flash across the lawn
on the wires
mourning doves
sound like owls
at the edge of the birdbath
catbirds drink then fly
away to hide in the mock orange
over the Olsen’s roof
the moon rises
while over the Green’s
the sun sets
behind Gierloff’s on the playground
the killdeer, finally, silent,
drops to her nest
in the sandy dust
under the blanket
I smooth the sheet
and under the sheet
you take my hand
Peg Carlson Lauber, a longtime Eau Claire resident, has published poetry since 1963 and taught in colleges for 40 years. Her latest books are New Orleans Suite and The Whooping Crane Chronicles.
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