when it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.
colleen barrett.
as much cane as broom
frail old woman slowly sweeps
leaves off her front stoop
   
    autumn creeps inside
through windows that haven't closed
since summer first knocked
  like embers cooling,
orange mums in autumn sun.
reach for my sweater
 
placcards under arms
protestors talk of shoes, beer.
(protest stopped at six.)
   
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