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Ken Letko

THE POWER OF LIGHT

can turn a white
dog black
a silhouette

on the horizon
sunlight unfolds
every new leaf

pulls a sumac
sprout through
four inches of asphalt

a red light stops a chain
of fast-moving cars
at an intersection

light you spend
all day every day
at the end of the tunnel

nine missing miners
on the windowsill
nine candles

widow’s walk
a lantern for
a late boat

the moon
is your proxy
interrogating

the night sky
you can make
mud shine

any student
of the stars
knows the sky

can be any color

–from Rattle #32, Winter 2009

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§ One Response to “The Power of Light” by Ken Letko

• Alex Nodopaka says:

  January 19, 2013 at 10:03 am

  And the glint
  in your eye
  a fleeting soul

  Reply