The FAB&PP Special Poem of the Month for November 2025

Saving Shirley

the butterfly
skips to
the other side
of the fence

exploring

everything
that's rested
needs
restarting

*

i listen to
myself breathing

i watch the
october roses
bobbing in the
wind

*

     while
contemplating the
mysteries of
     the island
landings

*

pasting things
together
     cleaning
up the notes
on my desk

*

he backs away
with
practiced
     thoughtless
gestures

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