We gather dry twigs and sticks
from bone-white trees,
put a spark to the pile.
Juniper smoke uncoils
from the smoldering ball.
Down in the valley,
coyotes yelp,
remind us to add air.
Breathe
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Patrick Dobson
Patrick Dobson was founded in 1962. He is a writer, scholar, ironworker, and poet who lives in Kansas City, MO. He is author of two books with the University of Nebraska Press, Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains (2009) and Canoeing the Great Plains: A Missouri River Summer (May 2015). Dobson is a work in progress until termination. View all posts by Patrick Dobson