May 2021 – danielwpolk

Shelby Bottoms Railroad Bridge

Published on May 31, 2021 by @DwPolkLeave a comment

Sloane and her Graduation Crew

Published on May 29, 2021 by @DwPolkLeave a comment

By the Pool

Published on May 25, 2021 by @DwPolkLeave a comment

sunken ground, watery
blue, it whirls
with summer sun
dug into the
dirt and rocks
pushed aside for
me to be
here surrounded by
ants and trees
bees and breeze
on my perch
like a dragonfly
watching the earth

Avoidance

Published on May 18, 2021 by @DwPolkLeave a comment

no, not the
details, foreheads trickling
blood of children
and i’ve seen
this before in
israel and gaza
the photos and
headlines, hopeless
but then i
turn off my
phone and it
all just disappears
and i think
about the basketball
playoff game instead