Visiting Emily ...

Emily was born
inside of a poem 
Without the belabor
of words in her knowing
Ending each lyric
before it began
No start and no finish
— in place where she ran

(Amherst Massachusetts: September, 2026)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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