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Brittle Leaves
Boat Shed

By Jo Curtain

Stick in hand, I trace the lines of the boatshed. Leaves smudge the pond’s surface – a soft murmur of lines – then stillness. Weighted fern fronds bend – repeating lines settle. Memories return, anchoring deep aloneness. Trees weave into the quiet sky. Brittle leaves whisper

a secluded pathway—
the stranger turns
lost connection.