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Crickets’ Whisper

Posted on September 7, 2026 by jillbpearlman

So lush, green, lost –light falling, late summer. Who hears the belt of sound on summer’s waist?And who holds her grief in her own tight belt? Who knows if it’s the gods’ unitary songOr gods of gravity holding us to … Continue reading →

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With barely a whisper, the cicadas

Posted on September 26, 2021 by jillbpearlman

With barely a whisper the cicadasbid adieu and disappear  last week, we were drowning in tomatoesfringing with scissors the basilstirred by their rising symphony like rowdy children they were heard but not seenthe electric body, the buzz on the ear’s horizon … Continue reading →

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The Insect Chorus

Posted on August 30, 2020 by jillbpearlman

There are those who hate cicadas as they hate the summer sun. I myself love both.  The haters hear cacaphony, noise, intrusion. They hear one solid tone – abrasive – not noticing how the insect chorus of crickets and cicada … Continue reading →

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