On Considering the Universe, Sweet Acacias
Blooming between Sidewalk and Street
Simmons B. Buntin

 

 

 

 

           Trunks glow blue

 

among yellow flowers:

 

            whole constellations of them

 

in the dark branches

 

                                      of the night.

 

 


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Simmons B. Buntin is the founding editor of Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments. His first book of poetry, Riverfall, was published in 2005 by Ireland's Salmon Poetry; his next collection, Bloom, is due from Salmon in late 2010. Recent work has appeared in Mid-American Review, Isotope, Orion, Hawk & Handsaw, and Southwestern American Literature. Look for new work in High Desert Journal, ISLE, Freshwater, Salamander, and Versal. Catch up with him at www.SimmonsBuntin.com.