when the longest night ended
an owl called out halfway down the
ridge
it's about time to start listening
the treetops finally went
motionless
school buses took to the avenue
a month late
the new variant has grabbed
every headline
it feels like a choke hold
the country needs a long sick leave
even the river takes the magic
out of the valley & sends it
down
into endless grey
coal for the stockings
we can always come up
with another pretext
before congress goes home
--- e b bortz
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