Friday, September 21, 2012

september





it rained in my sleep
and in the morning the fields were wet

I dreamed of artillery
of the thunder of horses

in the morning the fields were strewn
with twigs and leaves

as if after a battle
or a sudden journey

I went to sleep in the summer
I dreamed of rain

in the morning the fields were wet
and it was autumn




~ Linda Pastan
from Carnival Evening: New and Selected Poems
with thanks to the mark on the wall


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