If I keep naming
the waterfowl as I walk,
they are the constant
ones. Peaceful ducks, swans
always feeding the beauty
that is their burden.
Now that it’s Fall and
brilliant leaves choke the gutters,
trees talk to the sky
candidly, freely.
It’s just me and the birds now.
People turn inward.
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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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