The Scarecrow's Sister
(a 55)
The scarecrow's sister
feels the breath of November
scans the valentine of Winter
sees her brother surrender
his Eden again to Martinmas weather,
mocked in a cornfield
crestfallen with crows.
Tho his overcoat's empty
as her sentimental replay
of Romeo reborn,
she knows Spring will raise him
high on his stick
alive in the corn.
September, 2022
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Images: In The Fields, Evening © Jules Breton circa 1900 Public Domain
Pumpkinhead--Self Portrait © Jamie Wyeth, 1972 Fair Use
