Thanksgiving – POETRY and PLACES

In an Orchard on Thanksgiving by David Weiss

In an Orchard on Thanksgiving by David Weiss We walked out among the spurs of the apple trees, mending our lives behind with our life ahead. Moonlight lit the frost that was stiffening the field. A brook spoke for us mixing milky, metallic sounds. We picked the last apple off a tree, shared its white,Continue reading “In an Orchard on Thanksgiving by David Weiss”

Thanksgiving Night, Old Town, Portland, Oregon by J.P. White

Thanksgiving Night, Old TownPortland, Oregonby J.P. White Look at this puffing city nightthat never stops to count itselfbroken into coins.What grammatical constructiondo you and I know by heartthat will visit the far-ranging human toneschattering against the windof the Columbia Gorge?Out on Couch Street,the homeless can’t wade through the snowwith their horse blanketsknotted around their throats.OneContinue reading “Thanksgiving Night, Old Town, Portland, Oregon by J.P. White”