dried-up sunflowers
in front of the house next door—
last week of summer


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early autumn dusk—
the dog turns his head towards
the honks of the geese


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the trees at the park
beneath Jupiter & stars—
a cool, moonless night


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bio/graf

J. D. Nelson is the author of ten print chapbooks and e-books of poetry, including *Cinderella City* (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012). His first full-length collection is *in ghostly onehead* (Post-Asemic Press, 2022). Visit his website, MadVerse.com, for more information and links to his published work. Nelson lives in Colorado, USA.