just today

after walking the dog in the woods, I washed mud from my feet with the hose.

I noticed small blue flowers on the bush outside my window.

a bird sat on a wire and continued to sing.

after viewing a film, I was completely silent.

eventually, noises came out of nowhere, and sank back into nothing.

I watched a butterfly sit motionless, still clinging to its cocoon.

I banged a ball of string against a post, and wasps flew out.

a gnat flew close to my face and landed on my arm. I swatted it with my hand. it somersaulted to the floor where it lay dead.

I was reminded, "that death is the opposite of birth, and that life has no opposite."

someone told me that today was an unlucky day. a part of me believed him.

sometimes I catch myself waiting for something to happen.

as I walked from beneath the shelter, a raindrop hit my forehead and splashed across my face.

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some time ago. . .

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I watched a hummingbird hover above a plant with red flowers. then it suddenly flew away.

I watched clouds float slowly across the sky, but I never saw where they went.

a crawfish crawled across the yard. I gave it a name. a few days later, I found it dead.

I watched a woodpecker repeatedly pecking on metal stadium lights.

a hawk flew an arc overhead. it was pursued thru the air by a smaller bird.

a man missing his front teeth pulled a car onto the lawn under a tree. he did not speak much english.

a snake lay underneath a tree. it had swallowed something large. I looked into its eyes, and walked away. a bird chased the snake under a bush.

a man in a green truck told me that he had seen large alligators while walking thru the swamp.

a girl at the drive-thru put change in my hands and sent a shiver down my spine.

I watched a snake climb up a tree. the bark made a soft crackling sound as it ascended.

I found white feathers, entrails, and a small white egg scattered in a field on easter day.