Harvest Moon

Tyrone Graham
Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read

On that day
the scythe will sweep
over the fields, the wheat
and the chaff
will lie under evening skies
with the crushed flowers:
surely as the blackbird
thieves a tithe,
feeding with the fieldmice
ruling the earth.

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Personal essay, memoir, photography, poetry, humor — what’s going on in your community? What’s the world like where you are? I don’t request stories — or edit them! — but am happy to consider your piece. @JustThinkingNow or annaherrington2@gmail.com

Tyrone Graham

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A Different Perspective

Personal essay, memoir, photography, poetry, humor — what’s going on in your community? What’s the world like where you are? I don’t request stories — or edit them! — but am happy to consider your piece. @JustThinkingNow or annaherrington2@gmail.com

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