Dear Friend

Cover of Planet of the Blind....man and dog....

Dear Friend

Last night, having cared for little,
I stood silent in the horse barn
And listened to their breathing

The somber pines the snow
The wishes I’ve given
Came for me there
In the incense hay

A joyful emptiness
Known to great animals
A glowing then
In the fortress of the mind

Author: skuusisto

Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University

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