Chilly temps
accompanied

by brisk
October winds

pushing clouds
through sky

scattering
leaves

on chipped
sidewalk

displaced by
rebellious roots

too stubborn
and proud

to be
contained.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.