we are immune to even the most appalling cliches.
border terrier
this time I only merit
a brief sniff
on the morning
of my departure
leaves bordered in frost
unsettled sky—
studying the markings
of bark beetle larvae
bound tight
by a dead leaf—
cleavers
In advance of a flight,
I feel increasingly restless and unmoored.
still nodding
where the fisher broke cover
foamflowers
