Autumn slipped into August
under the full moon’s gaze
such audacity
no sooner had night begun to
intrude upon the day
and cicadas’ cadences risen
to celebrate evening’s sweep
than squirrels got busy tossing
green acorns into coffers
and bees asserted fierce authority
over all things sweet
last night an owl swooped low
on silent wings that shivered the air
Emily-Sue Sloane (https://EmilySueSloane.com) is an award-winning poet whose writing captures moments of wonder, worry and human connection. She published a full-length collection, We Are Beach Glass, in 2022, and her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She lives in Huntington Station, NY with her wife, singer-songwriter Linda Sussman.
