Poet’s Corner: Vernal Star

By Brent Johnson
Thursday, May 25, 2017 10:09am
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Vernal Star

By Brent Johnson, Clam Gulch

A star, astute,

ever lengthening its arc,

makes pussy willows.

Tenderizing ice,

energizing white mountains

—the root of rivers.

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