after James Wright
too early for brunch
off to where newer buildings
colonize the spacious lawns
starlings and squirrels
at what some would call play
if anything has will
jamestown’s close enough
you can catch the echoing
ignorance and arrogance
their terror of the forest
impinging upon everything
unhinged from home
this spring breeze
this solid iron bench
if it happens here
don’t topple into alarm
let it more resemble
look who’s up and died
normal
is only a mirror
giving what has passed
Author Bio
George Perreault has recent work in The Florida Review, West Trade Review, Blue Mountain Review, Split Rock Review, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife and daughter in Reno, Nevada. www.georgeperreault.com