Farewell to the ripe wicker-cherries mummified by October’s frost,
strung to a birdcage
like polaroid homecomings;
we stitch reminiscence
to skin-tattered last,
a ring away from scrapped,
paper-thin missed chances.
Farewell to the honey-seasons
crashing riptides of abandoned—
plunging us awake
toward midsummer escapades.
Claire Kroening is a writer of picturesque poetry and prose based in the upper midwest region of the United States. Their work has been published in a multitude of online and print magazines worldwide, including The Greyhound Journal, Indie Earth Publishing, and Vellichor Literary Magazine. When not working on their latest endeavors, they appreciate visiting art museums and studying creative writing.
Featured image by Michael Hamments.
