dry cornfields
the cold shoulders
of scarecrows
—Stephanie Zepherelli
a late farewell
lilies on her grave
still blooming
—Stephanie Zepherelli
dry cornfields
the cold shoulders
of scarecrows
—Stephanie Zepherelli
a late farewell
lilies on her grave
still blooming
—Stephanie Zepherelli
multiple personas
a stack of hats
perfectly balanced
Stephanie Zepherelli
junk mail
the same old stuff
i tell myself
Stephanie Zepherelli
act four
dancing alone
with
shadows
Stephanie Zepherelli
walking with shadows
before they arrive
dark
premonitions
Stephanie Zepherelli
junk mail
the same old stuff
i
tell myself
Stephanie Zepherelli
act four
dancing
alone
with shadows
Stephanie Zepherelli
multiple personas
a stack of hats
perfectly
balanced
Stephanie Zepherelli
earth
shoes when we were one
Stephanie Zepherelli
the
last rung on the ladder floodwaters
Stephanie Zpherelli
embroidered birds
on her pillow
flying
away
Stephanie Zepherelli
excess baggage
carrying the weight
of
old photographs
Stephanie Zepherelli
city streets
intersecting shadows
without
faces
Stephanie Zepherelli
riptide
fighting currents
of
loneliness
Stephanie Zepherelli
washing windows
treasured moments
of
clarity
Stephanie Zepherelli
spring
cleaning cobwebs in my mind
Stephanie Zepherelli
flying
on trade winds mango leaves
Stephanie
Zepherelli
river rapids
autumn’s brief romance
for
chinook salmon
Stephanie Zepherelli
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gravestone
wanting to understand
her last words
Stephanie Zepherelli
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