cottonwood midlife
cottonwoods, coming to leafless terms
with the lessoning light of the season
can now, so softly and safely reveal
the secreted nurseries of bird nests
…[More]
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If you like this poem, consider reading a few of my new poems on my blog and checking out my book Span (Rhizome Publishing 2011, 2012) which can be purchased as an eBook and read on most devices or as a beautiful paperback to be held in your hands and taken with you on your day. The cover art by Mathias Valdez of Last Leaf Printing takes the book as object” concept to a lovely level. Span also makes a great, inexpensive gift for the book or nature lover on your list.
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To buy Span now with Paypal, Click on image below.
Span | A Collection of Poems by David A. Martin
Paperback, 144 pages.
$9.95 + tax and shipping.
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New Poem of the Week is a thunderhead haiku titled Amethyst Pulses celebrating the beauty of the moment many of us see during the spring monsoons and storms.
Click on the title of the poem to read it
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This haiku about the approaching thunderstorms over the deep blue mountains as I returned home at night and is from my notebook The Nameless Way Woven With Crooked Genius many of which I hope to include in my next book, Deepening the Map.
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If you like this poem, please let me know, share it with others and check out more samples of new poetry. Span, my most recent collection of poetry in the Human Ecology vein is published by Rhizome Publishing. It is currently available from Rhizome, Amazon or Barnes & Noble as an eBook for download to read on your computer, phone, eReader or other device. It will be available in print sometime this month.
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