I: Floods

I: Floods#

the lifting waves
of driftwood floods

the flooding drifts
of floral wastes

a flowered wage
that rivers claim

on plains that drive
the veins to sea

a ceaseless purge
through slurried nights

the slightest sprout
is rooted out

through shooting streams
that water loots

the slaughter lurks
below riptides

but tides recede
with grating speed

and petal graves
in gravel pits

unravel green
with dreams of Spring
  • June 2025

Submission History#

Date

Publication

Status

July 01, 2025

New Feathers Anthology

Pending