2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry

Autumn Notes, 9

9.

after the late summer heat
burns off

the embers fire the sky:
Autumn is in the sunset

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2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry

Autumn Notes, 8

8.

this kiss on the wind a comfort
something different: a random spit of rain

hang high the moon. give him a blanket
against

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2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, river life

Autumn Notes, 1-2

1.

Pray to this wind
carry me away
knowing
it will not

2.

a season is a scarf
too long to wear
a sacrament stored
in a plastic tub under the bed
where the dog sleeps at night

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