IMOGENE’S NOTEBOOK

The Sky Is at War with the Earth

A poem of the Dakotas

J. Avery Stewart
Imogene’s Notebook
1 min readMay 23, 2024

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Color photo of a female statue that appears to be cowering before a stormy sky.
Pexels photo by Etienne Marais.

The sky is at war with the earth, and the stars take cover behind clouds.
Lightning marbles the dusky sky above the Black Hills,
Or a single wall of yellow fills the space between two crags.
The detente between sky and earth has been shattered.

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J. Avery Stewart
Imogene’s Notebook

Storyteller, seed-sower, sharing fun, faith, family, and foolishness