The Fall
by Heather McHugh
Gold leaf fell
to the rake and the fire.
Leaping headlong into those
upholstered yards, we couldn’t tell
rags from riches, loving a little
trash by nature, having
an orange crush. But love
becomes a set of pet
names, all diminutive,
and as for God,
we saw it was the dark
that made the stars. As time
went by,
the jeweled movement
of the loan shark’s car
would utterly impoverish the sky.
Burke's Book Store
936 South Cooper
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 278-7484
www.burkesbooks.com
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