{"id":2444,"date":"2014-04-21T19:38:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T19:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/?page_id=2444"},"modified":"2014-04-21T20:07:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T20:07:37","slug":"joan-colby-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/archives\/joan-colby-april-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Colby, April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Slacking<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n

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A fat doe flirts her white rump and sails<\/span><\/div>\n
over the fence into stubbled corn.<\/span><\/div>\n
A depressed circle in the woodlot where she rests<\/span><\/div>\n
when we don\u2019t disturb her. The horned owl<\/span><\/div>\n
has its nest. The redtail hawk circles.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The long winter at an end. We inspect<\/span><\/div>\n
how many trees are down on the fenceline,<\/span><\/div>\n
throttled by ice. If repair is warranted<\/span><\/div>\n
at this time of our lives when taking it easy<\/span><\/div>\n
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Trumps. We drink our coffee black,<\/span><\/div>\n
watch the birds cluster at the feeder,<\/span><\/div>\n
the sky shake out its sheets of cloud,<\/span><\/div>\n
the mayflies giddy in their moment.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Once It’s Over<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n

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Step into the arena of arabesques,<\/span><\/div>\n
Engraved calligraphy of an invitation<\/span><\/div>\n
Elaborate as a matador in a suit of lights.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The black bull lowers his head,<\/span><\/div>\n
Flanks festooned with darts,<\/span><\/div>\n
Already his big heart bleeds.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dust gilds the afternoon<\/span><\/div>\n
Of ole\u2019s and promise. The moment of death<\/span><\/div>\n
Honored as though it means<\/span><\/div>\n
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Something more than disappearance.<\/span><\/div>\n
A body dragged off by horses.<\/span><\/div>\n
A woman alone in her bed.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The posters rip in the harbor winds.<\/span><\/div>\n
A jostling crowd fills the tavern<\/span><\/div>\n
With songs to celebrate absence.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Songs to quiet the fear<\/span><\/div>\n
That clots in footsteps<\/span><\/div>\n
Heading home or elsewhere.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Joan Colby has been the\u00a0editor of Illinois Racing News<\/em> for over 25 years, a monthly publication for the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation, published by Midwest Outdoors LLC. \u00a0She lives with her husband and assorted animals on a small horse farm in Northern Illinois.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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