February 7, 2026

Within, Around, and Through

    Within, Around, and Through

    The wind came racing
    through the trees today
    but there is no summer left
    only bare limbs remain.

    Swirling, searching
    through the emptiness –
    nothing left to take away
    only loneliness to be found.

    And the wind will dream
    for the time to come again
    of waving boughs of green
    that brush the sky of blue.

    — Dan Hardison


Calliope
Spring Edition, 2025