November River
Posted: November 25th, 2017, 12:23 am
There is a different movement that escapes
from a river in November—
water is neither quicker nor slower
than June,
and neighborhood boys still find
their way down sand hills
to its banks, untangling their tethers
from clouds.
They will run & pant, they will toss
themselves to the ground,
but in the coming coldness
of November, they pause
and hope it shouts their names
one last time before winter.
from a river in November—
water is neither quicker nor slower
than June,
and neighborhood boys still find
their way down sand hills
to its banks, untangling their tethers
from clouds.
They will run & pant, they will toss
themselves to the ground,
but in the coming coldness
of November, they pause
and hope it shouts their names
one last time before winter.