Photo by Karen Bouris
LIGHTS OUT
The old grieving autumn goes on calling to its summer
the valley is calling to other valleys beyond the ridge
each star is roaring alone into darkness
there is not a sound in the whole night
– W.S. Merwin, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Shadow of Sirius (2008, Copper Canyon Press). Used by permission of the publishers.
Copyright © 2008 by W. S. Merwin.
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