Study/Trees
Leaves flare up, kitchen matches
in the permanent trees.
Black flash of pike on Mirror Lake, dropping
like a roll of nickels. I don’t want nudes
in paintings, I don’t want Beauty through the heart,
small harpoon that opens when pulled out.
I want to break another eggroll with you in moonlight.
Ugly maples, when you’re gone.
Copyright Credit: Leonard Gontarek, “Study/Trees” from Déjà Vu Diner. Copyright © 2006 by Leonard Gontarek. Reprinted by permission of Autumn House Press.
Source: Déjà Vu Diner (2006)