THANKSGIVING
written by: Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
@LiveMagNYC
On padded rabbit paws, November
leaves us gifts of gold and amber.
Crimson, damson, saffron, and plum.
The hawthorn glows—a candelabrum,
its tips with topaz jets lit. Scarlet
pin oaks bleed into rust and russet.
Old elms, a cavernous canopy bestow
mirrored by orange parquetry below.
Preparing for slumber, oaks nod under
heavy crowns set with rubies and garnet.
Gingkoes drop lemony fans in heaps.
Bare crabapples have spent their wads.
One lone leaf greets me spinning down
to join its brethren scurrying around
seeking out a corner, a home to find.
In green gloves, a shy locust lags behind.
Or is it you back there half vanished
in mist, reminding me of my truest wish.
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright received his MFA after studying with Allen Ginsberg. A self-described New Romantic poet, he is also a publisher, art and literary critic, eco-activist, impresario, filmmaker, and artist. He is author of 19 books of verse, including Blue Lyre and Party Everywhere. Recent work appears in the anthologies Best American Poetry; NYC Insiders; and Contemporary Surrealist and Magical Realist Poetry. His latest work, a book of sonnets and artwork called Doppelgängster, Self Portraits in a Funhouse Mirror is from MadHat Press. Wright publishes Live Mag! He received a James Tate Award and a Kathy Acker Award for publishing and writing. You can see his puppet shows on Youtube.
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