“August Letter to a Poet” in About Place Journal

 

This gorgeous country loves to make a summer

orphan or take a parent’s child. The tree will soon

articulate its loss, first flush, then naked limbs.

Geese announce their disciplined direction.

– excerpt from “August Letter to a Poet” by Kathy Engel

 

Kathy’s poem is featured in “About Place Journal”, Volume V Issue II. To read the full poem, click here