So fortunate to have 3 poems published this morning by Lothlorien Poetry Journal. My thanks to editor Strider Marcus Jones for the acceptance. Here’s the first one.
Breakfast with Squirrels
I take my coffee out back to drink in the cool
before another sun-seared day. Hummingbirds
keep me company, hovering between penstemon
and hyssop, buzzing my yellow cup before drinking
long at the honeysuckle. Dragonflies duel above
the pond, vying to rule this spring-fed kingdom.
Oh yes, the squirrels . . .
who peer at me from fence posts, sharp black eyes
and chatter, asking for breakfast. I toss some peanuts
into the flowers, and they are down in seconds, quarreling
over the best spots under draping plume grass or near
the daisies and lupine. They look like they’re saying grace
in a tiny sanctuary, perched on their haunches, tails
curled like a monk’s cowl, peanuts held in their paws
as a supplication to this summer morning.
Sarah Russell Poetry 