2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, Poetry Month 2024, river life, the no-scape, waterfront, Working Class Literature

Untitled Series 1 (2024) 9-10

9.

this high water
losing pressure

these clouds
molotov wicks

drowning
in drowning

as tugs race through
we roll

10.

this sedated rain
we slog through
as through
repeated dreams

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2024, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, river life, Working Class Literature

it drags downward

this gothic grabs
all bright light / electric string
we set our sight on steam

/// push ///

this river gothic grabs
it does not let go

it drags downward
towards open water

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Day 55, 2024

March is a list-making month
new chores in the midst of the transitional season

marveling at the daffodils ,checking for the crocus
at the edge of the driveway

between ours and Cindy Windy’s house.
All my garden aspirations bloom

with late winter rains, the rumble of spring
and hope that sprouts with tiny purple flowers.

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