starlings rise
like smoke in a cold city
cat claws the window
branches, skeletal stiff,
grow lithe, buds sprout overnight
wind, storm, lightning, hail
two chinese bakers
sit in bright, spring sun, eyes closed,
dream of sparkling streams
haiku
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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