Literary / Arts
Fall
Paulette Claire Turcotte
Volume 31 Issue 7, 8 & 9 | Posted: September 28, 2017
today, this flawless day
perfect, wind from the north
heralds a new romance,
come, all of you,
the dance is for everyone.
the stunning days of opulent splendour—fall
flawless morning,
the mad indigenous poet buries
the corpse
of summer
with a zealous kiss
on her fleeting back side
the wild woman—surrenders eloquently
at last—let us
walk bravely towards
the new horizon
burnt and burnished
red flames licking the sky,
copper meadows
awaiting a lover,
today, this flawless day
perfect, wind from the north
heralds a new romance,
come, all of you,
the dance is for everyone.
the stunning days of opulent splendour—fall
flawless morning,
the mad indigenous poet buries
the corpse
of summer
with a zealous kiss
on her fleeting back side
the wild woman—surrenders eloquently
at last—let us
walk bravely towards
the new horizon
burnt and burnished
red flames licking the sky,
copper meadows
awaiting a lover,
I am under your spell,
and greedy for words, words
dance just out of reach,
I am stoned
on your stubborn glory.
Paulette Claire Turcotte