STAFF/VOLUNTEER READER SHOWCASE
BY DAVID McCONNELL
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may include individual reactions
to a variety of possible scenarios
such as:
a full eclipse of the sun some
five thousand years ago;
buzzards circling patiently above
the final head raise of a fallen beast;
rising waters relentlessly eroding
sands on a tiny tropical island beach;
a mother’s parched and wordless lips
hovering over her child’s distended belly;
hurled, hurtful words that slice through air
before the resounding slamming of doors;
the first sounding of the E major chord
concluding the Beatles “A Day in the Life”;
the initial sighting of a crocus cresting
a melting blanket of winter white;
a slow closing of eyes shuttering the world
before the last exhalation of breath;
the period at the end of this line
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David McConnell is retired and lives in Guelph, Ontario. A past contributor of CommuterLit, he has also published a collection of poetry and stories called BE(c)CAUSE: An Introspection and a novel called Frameworks. As well, he writes for the Guelph Arts Council, reporting on upcoming and ongoing cultural and artistic events in the area.
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