One type of poem I’ve been writing this year is a gift basket poem – – what would I give a recipient in any given month of the year? For October, the choice is clear: it’ll be filled with orange things.
If I were giving
you a gift basket
I’d go flame-up orange!
you’d receive
a smokeless tabletop fire pit
to light up your night
a pumpkin spice candle
to liven your autumn senses
and a copy of
Ada Limon’s Bright Dead Things
to snuggle your poet’s soul
a basket sure
to awaken all spirits!
Common Threads 