“On the Burden of Flowering” first appeared in Panoply in August 2016, and is included in my chapbook, From Every Moment a Second, which is available for pre-publication order until Friday, August 11.
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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O at the Edges 
Beautiful poem. I really like this recording, too. I guess I have to buy your book now. 🙂
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Ha! Thank you. And don’t forget, the book makes excellent coasters and scorpion swatters!
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Ahh–I forgot! Scorpions not much of a concern in NJ, but I bet they also make great cat pillows. 😉
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Oooh, cat pillows! Yes, of course.
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🙂
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