Year Ending by Sam Calhoun

"Sun Tree Glow"  © Sam Calhoun

Step out onto

the cold deck

twenty five

degrees not

cold enough

for the wrens

sheltered in

half dead ferns

one green sprig

reaching

for the door—

refill the feeders

let cold boards

kiss bare feet,

wanting to stick

wanting to stay

wait like the dark

waits, like owls wail

somewhere in

freezing fog

beyond the hedgerow

still green—

ABOUT:

Sam Calhoun is the author of six chapbooks. His work has been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net awards, and can be found in numerous journals and anthologies. A frequent contributor to WLRH's radio broadcast, The Sundial Writers Corner, he lives in Elkmont, AL.

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