New Pair of Boots

the first pine cone

just kind of glanced out

from under my foot

as I did not catch

it square on


the next pine cone was

shattered through the spine

beneath my step

with a bone-crushing

crunch on rock


such is the satisfaction

of a new pair of boots
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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