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I Followed, I Found, I Went Down

Vandal Poem of the Day: April 20, 2020

by Pam Rehm

into the depths of another

Having little warmth

I waited with him

seized by the ceaseless

suspension of time

And my fury

It upheld me

Dry leaves wither

Autumn is fading

Scanning the sky

he stands among trees

I listen to silence

an uneasy peacefulness

I uncover his trail

what is really there

Searching and waiting

I keep close to him—

He tries to see

at the edges of things

A stranger, possessed

My heart is transfigured

He is the hawk

He is the ten-mile walk

and I follow his fear

He is alone

He is the insatiable eye

the sky flows out of

to keep the birds near

from The Larger NatureFind more by Pam Rehm at the library

Copyright © Pam Rehm
Used with the permission of Flood Editions.

City

Vandal Poem of the Day: March 3, 2020

by Pam Rehm

I’ve seen each day

distantly

Awoke to the sound

of cars parking

I’ve looked down littered alleys

The rivers on either side

of me

I’ve had enough

of this tenuous

intimacy

Take a look or ignore it

Always unsure

From which direction

the sun rose

from Small WorksFind more by Pam Rehm at the library

Copyright © Pam Rehm
Used with the permission of Flood Editions.

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