Issue 16
Toss
Janet I. Buck
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The Telegraph
"There are sorrows keener than these."
Jane Kenyon (1947-1995)
As we squabble like two old crows,
hail draws daggers, pierces the roof,
boxing our trite little words.
The echo of a real storm
digs the sun out of a grave,
perches its penny between two thumbs.
A sink full of dishes,
dirty or not, is a subject
to toss in the trash.
Ambushed by that symphony,
we stroll outside, hug tightly
beneath the elephant cloud.
~Janet I. Buck
Janet I. Buck is a six-time Pushcart nominee. Her new book, Beckoned By
The Reckoning, was released by PoetWorks Press in 2004 and is available here. Email.
© 2004 by Janet I. Buck. All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2004 by Cayuse Press. All Rights Reserved.