Saturday Poem / In Praise of Allegheny Cemetery
2012-03-29 21:59:28
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O sour apple, leaf decay, Alexander Hays,
O space between the vibrant and what crunch!
A doe, a lapse, an accidental drowning,
Spotted fawn, forgotten lot, Private John Frederick!
Almighty potato bug, oblivious centipede,
Honor all who creep and crawl!
Warm tree tunnel shades green
Goose droppings, what odor, which war?
Ducklings, triplets, Major Isaac Craig,
Things that buck and peck and quack!
All hail crunchy cicada shell,
Held between finger pads!
Swirling dirt, bathing geese, eternal acorn,
Bits that lie and remain!
Be still pond waddlers,
Forage grave chipmunk!
-- Sarah Machinak
Sarah Machinak
is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Chatham University. She recently received he Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award for original poetry.
First Published February 12, 2011 12:00 am
First Published February 12, 2011 12:00 am
