Alas
All the days since the autumn equinox
I’ve been unable
to get the word
alas
out of my mind.
Alas
swirled on maple leaves
burnished by rain.
Alas—too pretty
to be
Aliki Barnstone
Aliki Barnstone is a poet, translator, critic and editor. She is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently, "Bright Body" (White Pine, 2011) and "Dear God Dear, Dr. Heartbreak: New and Select