Poets and artists published in Spectrum Online Edition: September Song are invited to read in the patio of Rosebud Coffee on 2302 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena or at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, September 17th between 3 and 5 pm PDT.

Monday, September 5, 2022

Joe Grieco

Metriculation


September swaps your swashbuckle August

for leafy confetti on autumn halls

                the niner month gets so chiaroscuro  

 

go-away parties go  away

your back-to-school shirt smells like starch

                class starts tomorrow for the rest of your life     

 

write “how I spent my summer vacay”

learn the words to the fight song

                delete the photos on your phone

               

and by the way,

                stop searching for meaning

 

 

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