Photo by Anna Gru
They were a roman candle set
against the fleshy expanse of night
whose momentary light cleaned
the dark from the stars, as if wiping
sleep from the eyes of God
and made the rest of us look up
to wonder what our own lives were about.
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The Author
Tanner Howard is an emerging writer currently enrolled in Georgia College and State University, working towards an English Major with a concentration in creative writing. He loves camping, hiking, heavy music, and his dog, an old boxer named Pinky.
Tanner Howard, Milledgeville, GA