A Leaf
by Wayne F. Burke / June 9th, 2024
brown, withered and
torn
crawled up the walk
to my feet and
did a little flip-flop
onto the grass as
two pigeons strutted
like jail guards
up the walkway (looking
for the leaf, I think)
and a squirrel came by
to speak to the pigeons
who nodded their heads
and looked in the
direction of the leaf
who skittered off–
in the nick of time.
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Wayne F. Burke's poetry has been widely published online and in print (including in Dissident Voice). He is the author of eight published full-length poetry collections -- most recently BLACK SUMMER, 2021, Spartan Press. He lives in Vermont (USA).
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This article was posted on Sunday, June 9th, 2024 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.