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“Paladin,” “Zeus” and “Cartography of Accident”

In Issue 56 by Leon FedolfiDecember 1, 2021

In the woods behind her house,
in a season where the world tilts most
from its ball of light,
upon her small part of Earth’s

rounded back —
naked oak branches covered in white:

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“Go Somewhere,” “Before I Leave My Body” and “Grave”

In Issue 52 by Leon FedolfiAugust 1, 2021

Martha would read the newspaper more than once;
box scores, her favorite, and cartoons that made her laugh.
Small stories with big fame: mothers lifting cars
and the obituaries of the not so named

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“Triptych of Things,” “In Space” and “Over by Night”

In Issue 38 by Leon FedolfiMay 26, 2020

SHIRT
A favorite blue shirt wears my loyalty.
Beside –
hangs a pima cotton. Fine stitch
for my affection.
GLOVE
When young, I wore a glove of wonder
snug to my hand.
Held with fame of little round stars
falling in day.

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“Cold Salad,” “At Shore” and “Sightless”

In Issue 36 by Leon FedolfiMarch 28, 2020

In a cold winter thought
I grabbed the earth by its head of trees
and ripped upward to free the firmament
beneath.
No earthworms or other secrets.
Human figures entwined
in angered roots.

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