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Telling the Spiders
This piece was inspired by “Telling the Bees”, an old practice I heard about in which beekeepers used to make a ceremony out of telling their bees certain important life…
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Wildflower
This piece is from the perspective of a beautiful wildflower that everyone wants to pluck and carry off, but she has worked really hard to build a home where she’s…
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Lightning Bug Language
Jenna Gooch Learn more about Jenna’s poetry at facebook.com/jennagoochpoet. Poet’s notes This piece highlights fireflies and pollinators insects — their charm, and their vulnerability to pesticides and light pollution. I…
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The Mower of Misfortune
I wrote this poem in June 2025 for a nature anthology my wife was putting together for her father. The inspiration came from a real incident where I mowed down…