Is deliberate. He knows the sycamoresShake their gold leaves at him, laughing.
One at a time most days. But today, everyone,Gets to fly home. He knows this to be true.
Lucien Darjeun Meadows was born in Virginia. His poetry has appeared in West Branch, Hayden's Ferry Review, Quarterly West, Beloit Poetry Journal, and the American Journal of Nursing. An awp Intro Journals Project winner, he has received nominations for the Pushcart Prize and recognition from the Academy of American Poets. He lives in Fort Collins, CO.