October: On the Cusp of Winter
by Lyle McElderry
by Lyle McElderry
| The night stars in Winter are my deepest secret, they share their beauties when we're alone. Yet last October night the Milky Way hung across the sky like the hoary breath of creation. And now, as I recall this, a night chill has dipped each blade of grass in silver and promises of Winter. A hare is moving through the field, its gait awkward in slow motion. My thoughts are thus set loose, as clumsy in their beginnings, coiled as a hare's thighs - ready to run. As Autumn mists sweep off the face of heaven, the nights will soon be mine again when thoughts fly up, to step the stars, to step the stars. |
Also by Lyle McElderry:
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