The
road is slick;
the
potholes glisten
like
wet lily pads.
From
the corn field
something
trills pursed kisses.
No
street lights here,
just
the pink glow of Penacook
and
a lone porch light
at
the road’s far end.
I
tilt back my head
to
catch the silent drops.
They
say turkeys drown this way
but
tonight
it
would take hours.
--brenda joziatis