January 6. 7th, 8th

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Matrix of concerns:
incursion denials  hubris
nondisclosure indiscretion  hubris
or
“there is an old proverb
among men. . .”

Listen:

(porch chimes tune
the cold wind)

*
Iced gravel
along the edges of the river:
this is where the crows
gather all at dusk

Twilight.

The river swirls,
even past any hope.

*
That they have
plagiarized
their beliefs
(or that there’s this moment
of stillness between
gusts of wind)

(breathless)

Some mornings bring
only paler shades
of gray.