Two Poems

In the Cul-de-sac

The night hums in the stable
where the old cow feeds.
The boy runs his fingers
through her cold hide.

Interior

At night you play the cello
in the living room. On the chair
your mother’d given us.
Cars pass. Lights fade.
The shepherds come back
from the desert, fire-struck,
with zeal. I hear the News
as I clear the table. Lean on the wall.

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George Dibble lives in Utah. His work has been published in Spectra, Wayfare, and elsewhere.