Elegy for the Woods, and Innocence

after Jericho Brown   Eucalyptus. Sequoia. Pine. What surrounds this town on all sides, footfall quiet against leaves and mulch. Poison oak. Milkweed. Alyssum. The scents of forest fires, leaves snarling up in smoke. The rangers talk of controlled burns,...

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