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    Annular

    By J. Dwight Donald

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    'Annular' is Dwight Donald’s first collection of poems. He comes full circle as he shares insight on his childhood, significant others, historical moments, inspiration, seasons and musings.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. Dwight Donald
    Release dateMay 6, 2018
    ISBN9780463397862
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      Annular - J. Dwight Donald

      Annular

      I will go out into the night of day

      And witness as your body gets in the way

      In the way of rays of sunlight-

      In the way of the circadian clock of crickets-

      In the way of chaos and confusion

      In the way of thoughts of men-

      Then those who dare, in this brief swath of a miracle,

      will slowly and carefully lift their heads in

      totality and behold your majestic crown and rejoice in

      the grandeur of the moment

      Trees Felled

      (17 Parkland Fla. and Many More)

      Some trees will never see the splendor and fruition of their purpose

      Many are felled before soaring and reaching majestic heights

      never to give shade nor solace

      Many an eagle or jay will never get the chance to alight upon their lofty crowns and look down upon the ground

      With roots having yet to spread, they will never branch to their

      truest potential, with sap running rich and wild

      Saplings truncated, while yet dawn

      A Native Son

      This land is my land. For

      I have trod barefoot upon

      the red clay and waded in

      streams where snakes abide.

      And I’ve picked cotton,

      peaches, blackberries and

      hauled hay, from the red soil

      from which they sprang.

      Climbed steep, wet hills with

      brother, sister and my brood

      of friends and slid down in

      rapid descent.

      Walking a hilly and meandering

      pothole infested road, I would

      see the chain gang taming sprawling

      growth and repairing years of decay.

      And I would descend and walk

      toward the house from the bus,

      only to hear the name Coon yelled,

      as it rolled off.

      The Young Man in the Cemetery

      (Darius)

      He was looking intently at

      Three graves in the cemetery.

      Looking as though he would

      Find something. There was

      A sense of expectancy about

      His gaze.

      He was only twelve-years-old,

      Handsome, chapped-lips, a member

      Of the choir and gradually approaching

      Puberty.

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