Empty Nest
One by one
baby birds began to fly
from underneath the fluffy down
of mama bird’s feathers.
They were snug and secure
from the elements.
The feeling was fleeting,
as a new world was daunting.
The birds grew and flew.
Snakeskin
The snake shed his skin
crawling through the grass.
He was traveling to see his next of kin,
with a little sass.
There was a rattle in the rocks.
His relatives were around the bend,
that’s how he knocks-
slithering into their den.
Art From a Hot Kiln
A fire-glazed smile
with alien eyes
pointing upward,
hoping to go home.
He was fired up to shine.
Art captured a moment
with a slanted view.
Mary Bone’s recent poetry can be found at Synchronized Chaos, 100 Sub Texts Magazine, Poetry Catalog, Literary Revelations, Ultramarine Literary Review and upcoming at Feed the Holy and eMerge Magazine.
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