hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
old love letters
the landfill sky
thick with gulls
- Dave Russo
( Frogpond XXVIII:2 2005 )
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hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
old love letters
the landfill sky
thick with gulls
- Dave Russo
( Frogpond XXVIII:2 2005 )
In haiku, old love letters are found in all shapes and sizes, so to speak and lead us down many untrodden paths. But taking the leap from old love letters to a landfill sky? Well, I never! This stunning juxt was what drew me to this poem. Hope many of you enjoyed it as much as we did. Thank you, Dave!
And now over to the poet for his backstory:
In my youth, I was part of a trash truck crew for the City of Salem, Virginia, USA. We collected household junk from the people in our town and dumped it in a landfill. Our truck often had to wait in line while the dump master decided where the next…
only ever
an oil spill
ink stars
if it was i
breathing the odour
Id move away