Sunday, April 15, 2018

earth note 578


an in-between time
like the sun
partially moving
past thick dark clouds
or the blossoming of magnolia
before a total acclimation
to spring

the river valley will flood again
     soon
confusing all the muscle car drivers
thinking it's summer
weeping with the demise
of the last drive-in movie
the beach on the river
where your hair slicks back
sunning on cold pebbles
old barges growing shrubbery
from their hulls
sumac still looking
for a place to root

--- e b bortz

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