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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

FALL LEAVES IN CHARLOTTE

by Ralph La Rosa


A memorial to Keith Scott in Sunday near where Scott was killed by police in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Emery P. Dalesio) —The Washington Post, September 26, 2016.


The brighter they are
the faster they fail.

The higher they are
the farther they fall.

The fewer they are
the faster they fall.

The darker they are
the fiercer they flame.


Ralph La Rosa's most recent book is Ghost Trees.