And the echoes began

their wings broken

and glaciers wept themselves to sleep

their towers fallen

their wings broken

and the seasons unraveled

their towers fallen

and the seas rose higher

and the seasons unraveled

their webs no longer woven

and the seas rose higher

their currents misguided

their webs no longer woven

and the songbirds migrated toward silence

their currents misguided

and their forests flared all summer

and the songbirds migrated toward silence

their routes disrupted

and their forests flared all summer

their biographies unwritten

their routes disrupted

and rivers wandered the desert

their biographies unwritten

and starlight appeared in daylight

and rivers wandered the desert

their salmon lost in the ocean

and stars appeared in daylight

their warnings disregarded

their salmon lost in the ocean

and glaciers wept themselves to sleep

their warnings disregarded

and the echoes began

Ed Harkness is our Poet in Residence for August.