The back porch railing
needs painting again –
the thick wood is
splitting its skin –
the lichen unpacked
and crept in,
a goldengreen forest
preserved by our
neglect.
Alisa Golden writes and makes art in a one-square-mile, California city. She is editor of Star 82 Review, author of Making Handmade Books, and her stories and poems have been published in many literary magazines. Her website: https://www.neverbook.com.
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