Fall 2021 Inklings

i knew why i came here but when i looked
my planner was empty; or, looking around
outside the library
Cassiani Avouris
Take your seat under praying mantis green, morning young trees
Darkened classrooms turn the saturation of the sky
Painful to the eyes before Es and me three all before the
Cs of mask-revealed noses
blanket of sirens
Security.
Background_ _ _ White Noise
constant near constant crumbling
ear drums fold inside
Miniature kingdom
in the arc of lavender stalks bowed down
or (o’er)
d(r)ead crunch of leaves
Leaf boating is a popular recreational activity
swarms ant herds hordes holding treats of sidewalks
curling
swirling
wriggling
tie threads like maypoles lace patterns in the dirt
the gleam of a tarnished memorial plaque and painted benches
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