this season of ashes

st julian crept across chilé
in the season of ashes
the weathervanes swept the skies
the landscape cracked open

i moved to the island
in the season of ashes
the stars were haunted
their lights were dimmed

 
Elsie Cardinal
Hwy 61
Melville, OK
USA

i moved to the island
when the eagle married mars
when the ashes were signposts
when freedom was hunted

like a wild hart