Another poetry class assignment; instructions – write a poem (any form) using this photo as your jumping off point.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The crows lift like burnt paper prayers. the last sun licks a gutted Chevy~ its chrome ribs still singing. Somewhere in the background, a radio coughs static hymns into the gathering dark. poem written in fond remembrance of Allison Jones, family friend and junkyard owner, fondly nicknamed Junk Yard Dog.
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