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Silence broken by raven wingbeats.
The valley appears empty, still
until coyote’s long shadow
traces distant hillsides
as dusk descends.
Rattlesnake awakes,
emerges, squirrel darts
through clearing,
the ant’s six legs
ever questing.
Rabbits, quail graze,
scurry under sagebrush
almost unseen
by the great owl
whose five-note call
all but freezes
always moving
desert floor.
Tim Murphy (he/him) is a disabled attorney, environmentalist, and poet who lives in Portland, Oregon. His writing primarily explores disability and the more-than-human world. Tim’s poetry appears in Wordgathering, CERASUS Magazine, Honeyguide Literary Magazine, Writers Resist, The Long COVID Reader, and more. Instagram and Twitter (@brokenwingpoet).
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