Low Areas
By Mike Keating
The low areas succumb
To a crisp veil of white
Some say a killing frost
But not really
Nature preparing
For its winter sleep
Not all plants this time
Some protected
By height
Others by location
But, not to worry
All soon are chosen
Then
We wait
About The Author
Mike Keating
Mike has been jotting down poetic verse since his sophomore English teacher, Mr. Healy, introduced free form poetry to the class. As an Emersonian philosopher, nature plays an important role in a transcendental way in many of Mr. Keating’s poetry. Nature becomes a clear metaphor for hopes, dreams, and sadness making way for resurrection possible. Mr. Keating is a well-known businessman and is a part time professor at Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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