Listen, You
blue sky repeats repeats blue water
it's hot enough for summer but it's fall
and Novemeber's not the time to pick blueberries in Wisconsin
a pileated woodpecker bigger than the feeder
swings and pecks
two carolina wrens and a nut hatch watch
sky glowers gray
the mistakes we made with everything
a cloud choke
a cold and hot front clash
a torrent
in the octoraro watershed
creek banks overflow
from east branch & west branch
from pequea creek & midle creek
from the conestoga to the susquehanna river
mud flows in the run
death before death
wind pummels leaves off a pussy willow bush
heat pelts late fall
a litany of climate change
the chance / to stand on the corner & tell earth goodby
listen you, wake up!
^^^
(After: Lines from Amy Miller's "To Whoever Inherits the Earth" at Rattle:
listen, you
the chance / to stand on the corne & tell earth goodby*
the mistakes we made with everything
death before death
*Amy Miller credits her poem being inspired by William Stafford's Poem 'Waiting in Line': 'the chance / to stand on a corner and tell it goodby!' https://www.rattle.com/to-whoever-inherits-the-earth-by-amy-miller/
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Darte Published: April 19, 2023