Saturday, December 3, 2016

december 1st quatrain



december 1st  quatrain


japanese maple leaves, so many red stars,
spangle the corner in a streetlight's white gaze—

nothing else this afternoon, just clouds blown east:
accept the gift as given—it will vanish


Jack Hayes
© 2016




Image:
Japanese maple foliage
N Borthwick Ave, Portland, OR 11/26/16 

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