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Dusk of Fall in Two Frames: A Poem

Under ash-colored clouds
the peaks
of hardwoods going bald
tremble
like a hopeless remnant
clinging
to old, exhausted scalps.
Watching the vault of heav’n
the crowns
of hardwoods, going bright,
tremble
like a hopeful remnant
ready
to be transfigured–
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Mark Botts lives with wife Rebecca and their three kids in West Virginia, where he serves as a Teaching Pastor for a local church, a Strength & Conditioning coach for a Christian school, and an Assistant Professor of English for Bluefield State University.

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