After October
After October
The wood is in a pile near the fence post.
A dog goes past it, wagging its tail.
He barks at a bluejay sitting on the fence;
Moves on to pee on a fire hydrant.
There is a woman opening a can of worms;
She drops them in a well. Her eyes are bright blue,
she whispers to herself, “You, me,
You,” and drops some coins in the drain pipe.
No more shadows fall from behind;
A hop, skip, and a jump, and I am mesmerized.
Trees flee from lions; I sentence myself to death,
There is no rest, other than an open grave.
Crypted urns; magic carpets; a ride through
The midnight night sky, that shakes and shudders
In the wind blown cold.
A witch cackles in my garage,
A waning moon fades in the night sky,
It is too cold for comfort
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Authors: Apryl Fox. Form: Poem. Length: 18 lines. Editor who accepted this story: Previous Editors.
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