A Poem-A-Day Celebration

Throughout the month of April, Alfred A. Knopf and Tumblr are celebrating poetry in this space. So for a steady stream of poetry, follow this blog, read and share the poems, and be sure to submit your own.
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starving stream

Poem submission by Janée Romesberg

dear starving stream
running beside the three-lane highway,
i see you nibbling at its bank,
trying to fill your belly-
rebelling against progress the only way you know how.

you are small and you are hungry but
graze elsewhere, else
the traffic currents and blacktop rapids 
decide to sweep you away and
drive you under.

then,
you will be filled but
no one will know you,
no one will remember you 
once trickled against our grain.

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