a ghost
the trees are rattles
shaking immovable
in the earth
wet from long-awaited rain
quickens and pulse
even the wind surrenders
to the heavy-handed grope
silence.
John K., 12/10/2007, selected and edited from "Rouses the Ghost," 10/11/2009
Latter-Day Eclogues, Elegies, & Etymologies
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