October Morning
The maple
this morning
shadow tree
ghost tree
black leaves haunt
the night sky
the gray grass
gloomy yard
embers wait
dawn to soak
this day in color
my rising light.
Fredric Hildebrand is a retired physician living in Neenah, WI. His poetry has appeared in Art Ascent, Bramble, Millwork, Tigershark, and Verse-Virtual. He received the Mill Prize for Poetry Honorable Mention Award in both 2017 and 2018. When not writing or reading, he plays acoustic folk guitar and explores the Northwoods with his wife and two Labrador retrievers.
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