Twelve Days

Trapper Markelz
Dec 21, 2020
Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash

When I was longing, I would sing
Christmas carols to myself in the hum
of engines running; the same sound

of an air hockey table that clattered
away the mysteries of who made
magic magnificent in the colored light

of perch and paper. We would gather
around the organ, the women
on the couches and the men on the…

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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