Wayside

Jared Carter

A turn-off, where the highway’s bend
has cut straight through
A grove of maples. Toward the end,
a pathway to

This older place—wrought-iron fence
and obelisk
With rows of names. There was a sense,
once, that the risk

Was worth the effort. Now, the sway
of trees, wind-blown,
And letters nearly worn away
along the stone.

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Jared Carter lives in the Midwestern state of Indiana. His collection Heart’s Forest is forthcoming from Able Muse Press in San Jose, California.

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Image (below) from Wikipedia; own work.

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