Ode to the Darvaza Crater
(in which there was a parade)
A mended cup or resoled shoes
demonstrates a frugality
that can have many causes
and be taken several ways.
A walk through the park
signals leisure, just like
fish on Friday
points to an adherence
that may be mere coincidence.
The weather is seasonable
and not unexpected.
SWAT teams in riot gear, less so.
© David Harrison Horton
David Harrison Horton is author of Necessary (Downingfield, 2025) and Maze Poems (Arteidolia, 2022). His work has recently appeared in The Belfast Review, Roi Fainéant, Modern Literature and Yolk, among others. He edits the poetry zine SAGINAW. davidharrisonhorton.com
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