Poetry by Burt Rashbaum

The aspen whispering,
color of late afternoon sun,
deepening in shadow
and the breeze’s
sibilance,
fading gold
washing bliss
upon us,
slowly coming
to sleep, to shed
their currency,
no urgency,
no memory
of spring.

Burt Rashbaum’s publications are Of the Carousel (The Poet’s Press, 2019), and Blue Pedals (Editura Pim, 2015, Bucharest). His poems have appeared in The Antonym, The Seventh Quarry, Storms of the Inland Sea (Shanti Arts Press, 2022), Boats Against the Current, The Ravens Perch, and Valiant Scribe.