Winter in New Jersey
In the leafless
lifeless
orchard
the few apples
that never fell
hang from trees
like men
lynched
in another time
and the days
turning colder
in the poetic
sense only
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Powerful.
Incredible image: “the few apples/that never fell/hang from trees/like men/lynched/in another time
Excellent use of a handful of words. That’s concision! It’s alao devasting and ironic. Bravo!
Not a word wasted. You pack such force in so few words. The images are vivid and driven.
This is just…wow:
“the few apples
that never fell
hang from trees
like men
lynched
in another time”
Powerful write, Lee.
The apple, yes. But that cold weather — that’s as chilling. Need a parka these summer days.
the elongated form fits well. poem made me shiver