Corvallis, 2nd Growth

Corvallis, 2nd Growth And the mountainous huckleberries are beckoning the bears to lick the sugar clean away from the dark and soulful morning misting at the elevation of evergreens overgrown and groaning like everything else leaning in for another kiss of this misery, the ecstatic astonishing taste of unforbidden fruits still weaning their way out and in to paradise. ß David Athey Author biography David Athey’s poems, stories, essays and reviews have appeared in various journals such as The Iowa Review, Tampa Review, Harvard Review and The Wallace Stevens Journal. He has published two novels, Danny Gospel and Christopher, and teaches creative writing at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Poetry 373 ...