Saturday, February 16, 2019

Why I Write Poetry


Image result for A groundhog looking out from snow


Why I Write Poetry

Forget the legends:
On a frozen, sun-bleached February Day
a groundhog warily raised his head
in the field behind my childhood home.
He blinked in the white brilliance of the sun
sniffed the mint-cold air
saw me
and fled beneath the surface.

I dream of his return.

Pax et bonum

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