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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

NaPoWriMo 4-22-2014

I once watched a man
imitate the sound
of an engine failing
for five straight,
sawtooth minutes
in the deep woods,
emptied of pathways
at dusk
in or out.

The treetops
in the failing brown light
took on sickle shapes
and leaned in
close together,
staring.

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