Lavonne Adams
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Posts by Lavonne Adams
Three Days Without Rain (Gihon River, Johnson, VT)
0August 10, 2011
Like a woman exposing a shoulder, the river flashes
tan banks below the water line, and stones once submerged
create fans of current on the water’s surface. Two ducks
that courted beneath the bridge have moved upstream
to deeper water. I hadn’t considered the bounty necessary
to keep this [...]
Migration
0August 10, 2011
At first, I thought hail was pummeling the roof,
but there was no sluice of rain. On the deck,
only the tan of damp.
As February unclenches, we gain
two luminous minutes a day.
Then, a scratching like squirrels runnelling
along the eaves. Outside my house, a flock
had descended — what [...]
Dismantling the Pearl Street Bridge (Johnson, Vermont)
0August 10, 2011
At one spot, pavement has been gnawed away
by stress and weather, framing the river
churning beneath. As you stand in the center,
try not to think how time has ground away the railing,
exposing metal-work at the cement’s core. Rust eats
like a cancer at each truss. Two huge backhoes,
the [...]
Uninvited
0August 10, 2011
At first, signs were small: a crust of bread
inside the silverware drawer, a chunk of cookie.
But my son was toddling, so I shrugged
aside what little blame there was. Then,
a gnawed corner on a five-pound bag of flour
set on a chest-high shelf. Instinct knew
what I refused to name until I [...]