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The two from Michigan move,
old heads white as Winter ptarmigans,
along the resaca
on the asphalt circle
the waddle of old fat pooch before,
move stiffly, softly, quietly
to Chacalaca noise
exploding—
a cacophony in the half light.
And closeby a man
newly baptized
rises from the Rio Grande.
The Airstreams reflect
rich purples, pinks, oranges
flamboyant as Tropical Kingbirds,
Altamira Orioles.
A green jay squawks.
Then the warm dark.

 

 

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Home of Dick Heaberlin Writes

Orange House Books

A Cavalcade of Oilfield Novels

Fountain Wells: Oilfield Novels of Ontario, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia

Gushers: Oilfield Novels of Texas

Poetry Collections

Trotting With the Fox

Harness Bells

My Writing Guides

English Syntax:
A Guide to the Grammar of Successful Writers

Writing Style 1

Connecting for Coherence:
A Guide to Building Sentences With Syntax And Logic

Writing Style 2

Purposeful Punctuation:
A Syntactic Guide to English Punctuation

Writing Style 3

Skinny Writing:
A Guide to Concise Prose
for Writers and Editors—Writing Style 4

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