Carson Sawyer

Swan Song

Swan songs hang above a gospel.
Plucked feathers fall under broken 

connection, a violin. “Il Dolce Suono”
plays again. Low enough for the mut  

to get excited, shake its yellow tooth,
to forget what for, and lie back down.

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Carson Sawyer writes from the Midwest. His work has appeared in Transom and Inklette.