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NOTES ON A SKETCH MADE AT A PASTURE’S EDGE

Half moon in a lake blue sky
Reflecting clouds
Crows circling shadows
Over cut paths of September
Dry hay bales shade woven
Purplish blue on a broad flank hill
At the field’s edge Queen Anne’s Lace
Butter-colored golden rods
Seed laden milkweeds
Waiting on the stalled breath
Of a breeze for their flight
Between oak trees a deer lightly steps
Crickets sing in the tall grass along a stone wall
A bluejay sings liquid notes
And I wait, listen, and listen again
Giving myself the patience to watch
An orange belted bumble bee
Settle on the curling ribbon of purple asters
At the pasture’s edge
I am unburdened by the day’s labor of my hands

Charles van Heck

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CHARLES VAN HECK

Charles van Heck has taught theology and literature. His poetry and academic articles have appeared in various journals. Kӧehlerbooks is publishing his novel Mister Lincoln’s Elephant Boys in September 2026. He and his wife reside in rural Michigan. He can be reached through his blog, woodhulljournal.com.

Editor Francisco Bravo Cabrera

Image: «Moon» by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved

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