“taking on the color of procession”
by Jack C. Buck
the land slopes the light runs
filling us below we shallow the sun
faces upward mouths open to the sky
rain comes drink up
you’re a pond
scoop up some dirt
hold it in your mouth
a flower sprouts
quickly, the sun is going
behind the mountains
night comes
a fire is built
the hills beyond
awake the next morning
to the sound
Jack C. Buck lives in Boise, Idaho. He is the author of the collections Deer Michigan and Gathering View, along with the chapbook will you let it send you out.
