Memo
First dusting
of snow.
Enough
to show
how obvious
with blankness
are the paths
we walk
how little
we veer
from them
even by
a step.
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Hayden Saunier is the author of six poetry collections, including her most recent book Wheel. Her work has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, Nimrod International’s Pablo Neruda Prize, the Rattle Poetry Prize, and Gell Poetry prize, and has been published in ONE ART, The Sun, 32 Poems, Shenandoah, Virginia Quarterly Review, and featured on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, and The Writer’s Almanac. Hayden founded and directs the interactive poetry performance group No River Twice. More at haydensaunier.com.
Perfect
gosh I love this slender poem, so direct, so clear eyed.
This poem bears re-reading. I am still thinking about that ending.