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New Year’s Eve by Jan Chronister
Minus two decades outside.
Over the fence new days
stretch. Ash and soot
collect as soon as I remove
them, spend my time
sweeping, washing.
I want to lay myself down,
sleep until May
dream of elves who
scrub porcelain, dust shelves
so things shine
when I die.
Scent of lentils rises from
pot on stove. I add onions,
carrots, parsley, harvested
when cold death
slept beneath stones.
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Jan Chronister (Maple) is a retired English instructor who now occupies herself gardening and writing poems, sometimes both at the same time. She is serving as president of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets 2016-2021. Her most recent publication is a full-length poetry collection titled Decennia that spans the 50s through the 90s. More at http://www.janchronisterpoetry.wordpress.com
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