WINTER CAN GO NOW
That child’s dirty boot
out there alone in the middle
of the snow-rutted street
has collapsed
again
like a grandfather’s lung.
I watch at the window
holding my breath
for no reason.
—from Poets Respond
March 8, 2022
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Brian Beatty: “International news and ongoing Covid concerns have made this a particularly difficult winter, but it’s the smaller, more personal aspects of the season that often take a toll on me.” (web)
