Shawn L. Bird

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poem-smoke August 1, 2017

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 8:56 pm
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Summer here,

choking heat

forests fill the sky

as ash.

 

3 Responses to “poem-smoke”

  1. colonialist Says:

    Those two short one-syllable words at the end pack a punch on this one, adding a new dimension.
    Forests can show that behaviour mid-winter, here, as the residents of Knysna know to their cost.


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