failing st octet #1
alizarin camellias, their delicate
gold thread anthers, bloom then drop to sloping mud—
Oregon-grape staked to an iron pipe in
ragged grass by the street; evergreen glimmer
despite this overcast—ferns at the base of
a privacy fence blacken & rust—yellow
recycling tub amidst chestnut leaves’ decay
sits empty & mirrored within the puddle
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failing st octet #2
a gap between raindrops at first; catalpa
heart leaves have mostly fallen, leaving more space—
no one on the park’s basketball courts behind
heaped Chinese abelia; lights glowing tall
at 3:00 pm—upended blue wheelbarrow
seen through fence slats; aluminum ladder rests
tilted, not quite hidden behind trimmed privet:
raindrops fall closer & closer together
Jack Hayes
© 2016
12/2/16
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