Becoming Quicksilver

Maya Ellenson is keen on creating unconventional poetry and prose, inspired by what the moment reveals.

The Gopher Tortoise

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The gopher tortoise

is getting out of the burrow

shyly

in slow-paced motion

carrying on its hard shell

wisdom of Gaia

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The clouds swirling

across the sky

remind me quicksilver

never the same--

so Mercurian in essence --

above the St. Lucie River

ready to harbor the sunset

hammering its gold leaf

into the water

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The pelican on the pier

resembles a wooden carving

amazingly stock-still

I also paused

just another figurine

growing from the sidewalk