Late summer squash put out to sea
in coastal storms. All day, wet
leaves let go. I cut down three
sunflowers, a foot through the heart.
Their dried crowns counsel me to turn
my head and pierce the cloud.
As Van Gogh understood, gold comes
in many forms: the best is art.
Madeline DeFrees is working on a New and Selected Poems. Her most recent book is POSSIBLE SIBYLS.
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