By JoEllen Moldoff

White apples, unripe in a celadon bowl.
Three moons in a glazed galaxy.

Outside, three deer nuzzling each other in sleep.
Dreaming of tomorrow’s apples, buried under snow.

Our own lives, quick as falling apples.

A stillness in the bowl tonight.
White apples, not moving anywhere.

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