G in a golden windbreaker
rolled dungarees ditto
H his arm thickening G
faces lit for low sky
shutter speed
for first days delicate
like almanac dates
marching diagonal grey
on the reverse side
old fashioned perhaps
this permanent paper
of twin smiles
background echoing
sand dunes sand dunes
Brian Thorstenson is a San Francisco based poet and playwright. His poetry has been published in New American Writing, Fourteen Hills and The Santa Clara Review. He received his M.F.A in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and teaches at Santa Clara University.
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Melancholy Hyperbole 