Listening to the Call
Bob McKetchnieEverywhere we look, every encounter we have, whether with humans or any other part of nature we are being given messages. We often miss those messages! My poems are a reminder to myself to be more attentive and really “see, hear” the world.
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Petrichor
Perhaps you’ve known this word for years.
I met it only today,
though I’ve known its meaning
since childhood.
It is the fragrance
that rises from thirsty earth
when rain arrives—
the hidden chemistry
of stone and soil,
of roots and...
The Feather
It rested
in the middle of the trail,
too small
to interrupt a journey,
yet impossible
to walk past.
Gray at the tip,
white near the stem,
its edges
still arranged
as though remembering
the bird
that had once trusted them
with...
Crossing the Green
Light rain stitched the afternoon
with threads too fine
to keep anyone away.
Across the town green,
a woman walked diagonally,
two dogs weaving
their own delighted geometry—
circling,
doubling back,
finding reasons
to greet the we...
The Turn
At first
they seem many fish.
Thousands of silver threads
stitched loosely through the harbor,
each with its own hunger,
its own clear eye.
Then a shadow passes.
No sound
breaks the water.
One body turns—
no more than a fin’s widt...
Waiting for the Tide
The harbor had emptied itself.
The water,
which only hours before
had held everything afloat,
had slipped away,
leaving behind
broad fields of glistening mud.
Two rowboats waited there.
They leaned ever so slightly,
their weight gi...
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