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{there's a heaviness hanging over the sandias in the early afternoon} lee saunders There’s a heaviness hanging over the Sandias in the early afternoon Capped in anticipation and the southern edges of a blizzard system Dropping blizzard conditions in Denver Low, northern rambling clouds in Albuquerque. There is a glare off the rim of the white coffee mug The sun stressed and hanging in intervals between breaks in the clouds. Breaking and stretching themselves into patchwork Over the Rio Grande as they lose momentum heading west towards Grants And a badlands of lava flows and mud. He’s left post-it notes of haikus In work break rooms to push out algebraic formulas from his frontal lobe frog To make room for music lyrics and abstract theory pond Recipes for blended coffees and caloric counts of whole and non fat Concoctions that leave you bloated and restless kerplop His espresso is cold and the foot of his bed empty Three wool blankets leave gaps between each other Like the clouds over the rio grande rambling east Towards grants and a train yard of rust and ankle sized ballast It’s Febuary and the tree’s remain empty Arms stretched in prayer for an early spring A winter without moisture and the sky sinks heavy Over the mountains with false prophets of chills and apple cider weather. |
