poems by rachel kellum
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Half Mud Half Slush
Trail divided lengthwise, half mud half slush,
each foot struggles with different problems,
like a brain walking a body alone through piñon
while simultaneously overlaying an older scene:
a dog’s tail wagging yards ahead and stopping
mid stride to run back to check she is still there,
past and present always gathered beneath her,
beneath each moment like two competing feet.
2019
Backyard Slopes
Fearless my youngest
Son refuses tasks
Of Sisyphus
Ascends simple hills
Descends on skis
Risks slips
To soar and switch
180 degrees
Masters steep
Snow slopes
He assembles
Himself
2019
Mount Challenger
Cloud drapes wide shoulders,
White scarf blown far back
In the face of Crestone Peak
2019
Backing Out
Miniature mountain range of snow
parallel to ledge of carport roof
the morning’s speed bump
2019