Doris Lynch

Night Duties for Trees

To provide a touring bed for the moon. Catch minuscule star fragments on needles and leaves. Create a viewing perch for owls then soothe the insomniac songbirds to sleep. Except for the mockingbird, bless that singer with a perfectly-placed oak snag for a performance space. For the peeper symphonies, arrange a wide orchestra pit. Carve out dark hollows where fireflies blink as we sleep on our comfortable beds and dream of spiraling nebulae.

old moon
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About the Author

Doris Lynch has won awards from the Genjuan International Haibun and the HSA Haibun contests. Her first book of haibun, Meteor Hound, is available at Amazon.com. Her work has been featured in many journals. She also writes in long poetic forms.

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