No One's Perfect - June 9, 2024

Gary Hunter
Jun 9, 2024
1 min read

the gnat-catcher mis-judged

caught too much water

missed the fly and now shakes

his wet feathers in a tree

reminded me of the time

I was netting leaves from

the same pool miscalculated

its edge and fell in

pulled myself out

soaked shirt shorts and sandals

so embarrassed I hoped

no one had seen it

or me shaking with laughter

Recent Posts

See All

Orange Crush - May 10, 2026

two orange dragonflies who weave their spiraling dance in loops above the pond are dating three orange dragonflies that weave their spiraling dance in loops above the pond are a doomed threesome o

My Education - May 9, 2026

I dressed myself before I could tie my shoes found friends, tasted pain taught how to read and write studied hard, the world and myself more years, more courses on myself new pain, new confusion, grad

If I Live Long Enough - May 8, 2026

I’ll be withered, bent, an old tree living on sips of sap my apple smile, now the dead fruit hidden in fallen leaves my world will become a mini racetrack, a closed circuit of rusted bumper cars wit

Comments