Poetry

Alan Harris, SpringSummer 2017

Posted by David J. Bauman on

Honored to have been given permission to read Alan’s poem from our current issue of Word Fountain. This piece gets to me every time.

Word Fountain

Dead Man’s Hat
Alan Harris

I found this hat in the desert
the head it belonged to was nowhere in sight
I shook out the sand
and believe any bugs that had called it home
were thoroughly baked in the sun
along with the previous owner

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Published by David J. Bauman

Poet, librarian, birder. Author of Angels & Adultery (2018), Co-author of Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (2021), both from Seven Kitchens Press, 2018. First chapbook: Moons, Roads, and Rivers (Finishing Line Press, 2017)

2 Comments Add yours

  1. Brian Dean Powers says:
    July 24, 2017 at 12:24 pm

    Well-read as always.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. David J. Bauman says:
      July 24, 2017 at 12:35 pm

      Thank you, kind sir. 🙂

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