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scuppernong prairie

state natural area poems #13: scuppernong prairie a & b

September 6, 2020 / jriyeff / Leave a comment

a.

we are unassuming

as the wildflowers

walls of rain to the west

b.

grasses weave the soil

and layers dazzle the eye

bees doing bee work

scuppernong prairie sna is a wet-mesic prairie with open-grown bur oaks located in the kettle moraine state forest.

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