Changing leaves colored
Cruel luminous
Red then yellow safety
Was it all a confused dream?
That week when August
Tripped into September
People trapped in a sports stadium
A woman carries
a collie to safety
Allison Whittenberg
Changing leaves colored
Cruel luminous
Red then yellow safety
Was it all a confused dream?
That week when August
Tripped into September
People trapped in a sports stadium
A woman carries
a collie to safety
A thirsty child
begs
A man gains
a television
A rescue worker
rubs his aching eyes still hearing the screams
Six dolphins
safe in a hotel swimming pool
Author: Allison Whittenberg
Born in Pennsylvania and educated in New York and Wisconsin, Allison Whittenberg is an award winning novelist and playwright. Her poetry has appeared in Columbia Review, Feminist Studies, J Journal, and New Orleans Review. Whittenberg is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee. They Were Horrible Cooks is her collection of poetry.
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