February 2018

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The Orchard in Winter

     by Terry House

 

Storm's end quickens;

Still, wizened apples cling;

Barred owl glides

Silent as the last, slow flakes -

 

In their kitchen

The farmers scan

Nursery lists,

Plotting spring.

 

Terry House is a poet and educator living in Acton. She currently serves as President of the Robert Creeley Foundation.