American Signs
By R.M. Engelhardt
Dead crow in the middle of the road,
Black as death and dark
In the cold November air
When all the trees all sigh
“Remember”
Where there is a change in the scenery
Something different
Like God has suddenly left
The building
A winter without snow
Where a part of your soul
Has departed
From the light
R.M. Engelhardt is a author, poet and writer whose work over the years has appeared in many journals and magazines in print and online, including, Rusty Truck, Thunder Sandwich, The Boston Literary Review, Full of Crow, Fashion For Collapse, Dryland Lit, The Outlaw Poetry Network, and many others. He currently lives in Upstate NY and is the creator of such groups as The Troy Poetry Mission and Poets And Writers Stand Against Trump. Visit the poet’s website.
Photo credit: “Fallen” by Rob Nunn via a Creative Commons license.