Almost October
See the starlings in the new white sky,
in the clear ice of clarity?
It is almost October
verges are being crossed,
definition erases muddle
with cutting edges.
It is time to study the long shadows
Time also to lift up our hands,
to levitate a survival from a tepid ennui.
Sweeping winds clean the sultry
cut the loose ends of old threads.
The tombs of the sun are emptying.
The Starlings are now turning,
turning as one.
Every wing migrating
into a choregraphed emptiness
as eyes
sparkle open.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2022
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