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And despite
having hair
like a fantastic tree
and difficulty
getting on
and off
escalators,
New Year
arrives
the same way
light does,
remarkable
and beautiful
hymns
to the sun
simultaneously
burning
and bathing
everything.
Howie Good’s latest poetry collections are Bad for the Heart (Prolific Press) and Dark Specks in a Blue Sky (Another New Calligraphy). He is recipient of the 2015 Press Americana Prize for Poetry for his forthcoming collection Dangerous Acts Starring Unstable Elements.