18 October 2008 | Vol. 8, No. 3

Unfinished Fences

Barbed wire feels good sliding down the throat.

Coated in frost, barbs pierce un-gloved flesh, rotting posts.

Wire dangles into snow.

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About the author:

Dennis Barton lives in Boise, Idaho. He is currently hard at work on a collection of poems about fences.

For further reading:

Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 8, No. 3, where "Unfinished Fences" ran on October 18, 2008. List other work with these same labels: poetry.

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