Adirondack Weekend | Tomas Todisco
Haiku written on Rocky Peak Ridge in the Adirondack Mountains.
Haiku written on Rocky Peak Ridge in the Adirondack Mountains.
What does unravel mean to you?
When I use the word unravel to describe the effect of human actions on Earth’s living systems, I’m invoking the metaphor of the web of life.
It smells like damp popcorn inside and a chunky TV tilts off the left wall
For months now, when I walk down to my car in the early mornings, it is coated in a thin blanket of ash
Oh, hello. You must be new here. First off, Iowa is weather and corn.
They do not know day from night, under the screaming lights, but when the men leave and the bulbs go out, they dream.
The elephant collapses, shaking the ground, his rhythmic breath coming in “long rattling gasps.” The officer fires again.
We drive through the parking area and continue down to the pond. There’s not another soul anywhere to be seen or heard.
But as I look around at everyone in my house, I realize we all look the same.