5 February, 2025

Field of Blackbirds

A man collapses sideways
into his wife’s arms,
his ridiculous hat falling.

But she is not there to catch him.
She has already departed
for the field of blackbirds.

Oak leaves tremble.
Lime blossoms drift over the water.
Six centuries pass by unnoticed.

The man’s house stands vacant,

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GR Collins

GR Collins is a writer from Milwaukee who has held jobs as brick mason, farmhand, middle school teacher, prep cook, and currently works in biotech. His fiction and poetry have appeared in Whitefish Review, Interim, Red Flag, Hive Avenue, Red Rock Review, Flint Hills, and others.

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