a.

a foot in boggy fossils

and cousins thrive together

your eyes a slippery flame

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b.

you play the possum joey

on slick bare trunk

an image for when you’re grown

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c.

mud on your boots and leggings

you sniff out gold-decked trails

and lead me to new crossings

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the urban ecology center has three absolutely fantastic sites in milwaukee. check them out whenever you’re in the city.

this is a trio of “found living poems” for my kids, one for each.