right now

geysers blast
embryos grow
woodchucks dive
humpbacks blow

newborn foals wobble and shake
mothers coo as babys’ steps first take

sun blasts the horizon
bluefin chase flying fish
rain falls for an eave
splashing a forgotten dish

purple flowers fold, turning in for the night
teenage dolphins joust and fight

an orangutan meditates
a flying squirrel leaps
the snake hangs in ambush
a steaming bison sleeps

mosquito larvae slowly rise from the muck
tiger cubs fight for a nipple to suck

the blue planet spins
inside magma boils
the endless march continues
soil to soil to soil

marrs maniteaux