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Ojo Caliente ~ New Mexico ~ by Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Before the Rapture
by MFrostDelaney
The barren trees a nakedness of sorts
a blue-grey sky a blanket ready for
a new-born baby waiting in the wing
the stage is set the dying lean towards death
the ground stays sturdy for the fall a crib
sarcophagus for rotting bark for life
that’s grown through frozen soil neglect the strife
of learning warmer days tempt sprout from bib
to folded napkin at a feast from breath
once taken fresh to checkout sigh ka-ching
the nutrients once fed succumb to hoar-
frost brittle limbs the day–this day–consorts
with shutter click as if it can embalm
not showing next awakening in calm.
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