The Fool
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Somewhere nearby
A pigeon coos
A sinuous speech above me
As I lie sprawled on my bed
Near the windowpane
Where sunlight still spells warmth
Outside a fish seller on wheels
Cries out his wares
That are alive and twirling
In murky man-made
Waters
Just then
Summer bid me adieu
Its footsteps receding
Into a freezing departure
I am at once
The fish’s eyes
Lying sideways in a tub
In a heaving van, endlessly
Looking at the sky
Are you enjoying the summer inspired poetry? Read more outdoors-themed works here:
- The Wilderness Between Us Part 1 and Part 2 – Fiction
- At Maple Park for Fireworks – Poetry
- Returning – Poetry
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Ramesh Dohan
Ramesh Dohan hails from the city of Toronto. He earned a BA from the University of British Columbia. His poetry often slips into quirky, tender, or profound observation on the everyday, reading and writing, and poetry itself. His poetry has been published in several literary journals including Toronto Poetry Magazine (2020), Trouvaille Review (2021), Bosphorous Review of Books (2021), Bengaluru Review & Pine Cone review (2021).
