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May 17, 2025  

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crop circles in Montana

 

crop circles in Montana

barley fields
in the high country
float in mud every third day,

as valves are turned
and sprinklers slap
wide wet arcs
over summer’s one quick crop.

men travel in trucks
to pull and place pipes,
rotations
just short of drowning
or drying,

and young shoots tread
thick water dawn
to dawn,
where buffalo grass
once spun in wind.






 

Alcuin of York - on Jul. 29 2007

Nice!  I like the alliterations, and the images are effective. I have only 1 question / suggestion: Why on the last stanza did you line-break after the first "dawn" instead of after "water"?

The title was also provocative, enticing expectations of UFO landings, etc. Finally, the language was sparse and economical.

Alcuin


Aphasic - on Mar. 31 2008
I missed this one Norm - congratulations on your Simian Award.
Anstey - on Apr. 1 2008
It's fun to write a check for a poem like this. I was so glad to do it.
Tracey - on Apr. 1 2008

This poem is featured in the April issue of the Revue, and it is awesome.
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