something
about a sunday morning
when the
ground is frozen 
the leaves and
twigs stall 
in their last
movement
unlike an
extended family of deer 
leaping     running across the ridge
half a dozen
looking for cover
bareness is a
cold brown winter
maples look
into the valley
downriver 
for a thaw 
--- e b bortz 
 
 
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