Late September with Emily by Andrea Potos
There’s a certain slant of light
on autumn afternoons
a certain sharpness in the air
as if a heavenly chisel
had carved it clear.
Lapis sky and fields of gold--
all our eyes need know--
an equinox of sight, of soul.
Andrea is the author of several poetry collections, most recently Marrow of Summer and Mothershell, both from Kelsay Books; and A Stone to Carry Home from Salmon Poetry. You can find her poetry widely in print and online, most recently in How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope (Storey Press), Poetry East, and The Sun Magazine. A new collection titled Her Joy Becomes will be published by Fernwood Press in 2022.