The Hollow (1)

Dave BontaContemplative

autumn equinox

a mosquito takes its first steps walking on water

where water sits at the head of the hollow a bench for reflection

the not-rightness of it

this vernal pool collecting autumn leaves

ecdysis

empty husks of former lives sink into the mud

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