ayaz daryl nielsen Two Poems

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Two Poems

I saw a lynx / above Gold Hill / deep in a restless night / when I should / have been sleeping / a quick flash / through headlights / as I rounded / a curve on the / remote dirt road / and deep in / that restless night / a lynx saw me

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The bear in heavy fur licks its lips and / dreams the taste of berries on bushes. / Wild flower seeds waiting below white- / washed chapels of frozen snow listen / to voices of wild geese and wood ducks / carried within an early morning chinook wind. / Humbled, I pour a second cup of coffee, / again renew my promise to keep the / wondrous faith of this earth and my / loved ones, and add a splash of cream.