Thomas O'Connell
Sorrow for All Seasons
“U pick apples”
Roadside sign
On the silent drive
A route we have never taken
On the branches
Explodes
The culmination
Of something planted in the dirt
A star within
The Gala
That we wish upon
All stars fall, some just fall faster
Harvests to distract us from the absence of a friend
Thomas O’Connell is a librarian living on the banks of the Hudson River. His poetry and short fiction has appeared in Elm Leaves Journal, Caketrain, Jellyfish Review, The Los Angeles Review, Hobart (online), and Blink-Ink, as well as other print and online journals.
Sorrow for All Seasons
“U pick apples”
Roadside sign
On the silent drive
A route we have never taken
On the branches
Explodes
The culmination
Of something planted in the dirt
A star within
The Gala
That we wish upon
All stars fall, some just fall faster
Harvests to distract us from the absence of a friend
Thomas O’Connell is a librarian living on the banks of the Hudson River. His poetry and short fiction has appeared in Elm Leaves Journal, Caketrain, Jellyfish Review, The Los Angeles Review, Hobart (online), and Blink-Ink, as well as other print and online journals.