25 March 2013

Power Outage



The sleet had brought down the
limbs which had brought down the
wires which had brought out the
big utility trucks

Stacked neatly now, the limbs
on the ground ― all their sawn-ends
on one end ― all their swab-tips
on the other:

Silver with impending
Spring, mossy-soft antler nubs ―
Spongy, fuzzy, undone
buds ― icy glazing gone

The deep ruts left by the
heavy trucks, they shimmer
with windy pools of water:
blue-eyed with clearing sky

4 comments:

  1. Have you submitted this anywhere?

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    1. Hey Amber,
      Thanks for your note - and the feedback on the title.
      Cheers.
      B.R.

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  2. mossy-soft antler nubs-
    Spongy, fuzzy, undone
    buds - icy glazing gone

    The rhyming here is magical.

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    1. WB
      Thank you for your kind comment. Hope all is well on your end.
      B.R.

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