In a patch of sun-
light down by the water two
geese and a dark duck.
I’m glad to see them.
Coronavirus harvests
the world of humans
continuously. I
don’t get too close to the geese
who stretch their long white
necks and give alarm.
An awful bleating. The duck
observes my retreat.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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