Michael J. Henry

WHERE IS OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

Jojo hides somewhere

upstairs. Clock ticks. She’s going

to be late for school!

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OUR DOG’S NAME IS LUKA, SHE (NOW) LIVES ON THE SECOND FLOOR

The dog slept on the

landing, but not anymore.

Snore dog, on Jo’s bed.

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OUTSIDE

Leaves illuminate,

then scythe down. The garden is

finished, morning frost.

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SUMMER, GOODBYE

The paths have turned gold

and there will be no more green.

The furnace clicks on.

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