Golden hued white against the gradient halfblue
\nComet tails of the anthropocene
\nJets arc up out of Baltimore and DC
\nThe glint of their skins lost in the crystalline winter southern sky
\nOver the Appalachians
\nAltitude so great as to become an abstraction
\nPassengers plying their way to Chicago, Denver or Los Angeles
\nChristmas presents wrapped and boxed in the hold
\nAnd on earth, at my kitchen table
\nI look out on the snow-covered lawns, breathing deeply
\nBanana bread and coffee fill the air<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Golden hued white against the gradient halfblue Comet tails of the anthropocene Jets arc up out of Baltimore and DC The glint of their skins lost in the crystalline winter southern sky Over the Appalachians Altitude so great as to become an abstraction Passengers plying their way to Chicago, Denver or Los Angeles Christmas presents … <\/p>\n