Good Weather

Trapper Markelz
Nov 16, 2020
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

We play games beneath the firs,
among the hornet and bird buzz,

a search in the low grass for perfect
sticks upon which to whittle

where blackened pine fingers reach
for a ready tea kettle full of awake.

Old leaves wrestle with the sod
in soft voice, but I refuse to leave

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Trapper Markelz

Trapper Markelz (he/him) is a poet who writes from Boston, MA. His work has appeared in numerous journals and publications. Check out http://trappermarkelz.com