felt heavy
as slabs of
sandstone,
like the pyramids.
But only after
he offered
prayers to
the unearthed,
cleansed by
the drumming,
a cold thunder on
the dry mouth
of an Illinois Prarie.
George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications as the Hazmat Review, Moria Poetry Journal, Chronogram Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, The Angle at St. John Fisher College, and 3:16 Journal. George’s blogs, essays and letters have appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Havana Times, South China Morning Post, The Buffalo News, and more.
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