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Demolition

Dane Karnick

 

 

The house shrieks like cellos
Shaking bows on 61st
As each cornice snaps 

Allegro energico
Where meals once served crunch
In a John Deere moment 

Helpless against minor keys
Trashing years of badminton
In contrapuntal swing 

While the tractor swings away
Square footage between grades
Like an overture 

That unflinchingly
Bulldozes all school years
Into a tidy coda

 

 

Dane Karnick grew up by the Colorado “Rockies” and lives near Seattle.  His poetry has appeared recently in El Portal, Umbrella Factory and Ephrastic Review.  Visit him at www.danekarnick.com.

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