Corbin Buff Verse-Virtual 2016 September

September 2016

I study English at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where I hope some of Gary Snyder's ability may still abide and rub off upon me. I greatly enjoy birds, fish, trees, breakfast food, and upbeat bluegrass music. Work of mine has snuck it's way into Bird's Thumb, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, and Big River Poetry Review, where it won the Poem of the Month Award.

Dear Reader

When you go,
take just a piece of me
with you.

A soft song
you can sing to yourself,
like praying;

A hidden voice
to rise as needed,
saying:

Remember the trees,
the young and swaying grasses.
Remember the Earth,
the ageless, star-filled sky.

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