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# Picnic, America, 2025
- URL: https://www.andyposner.org/picnic-america-2025/
- Published: 2025-03-22T19:25:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-18T20:58:21.000Z
- Description: Wrapped in moss like a layer of new skin over a third-degree burn, the hills invite us for a picnic. Rain has washed out the stains..
- Author: Andy
- Tags: Be The Change, poetry, #Migrated-1784090317409, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-15 04:39

Wrapped in moss like a layer of new skin  
over a third-degree burn, the hills invite us  
for a picnic. Rain has washed out the stains  
of fire; a cool sun scents the now-verdant soil  
like fabric softener. We hike slowly, noting  
the Spring buds straining skyward, the  
Snowy Egrets pausing to preen before taking  
flight for Canada. A coyote eating his fill  
of rabbit, his muzzle a bloody flower,  
makes note of us like an informant  
playing it cool. What is there to be afraid of?  
At the top, we spread out our blankets, make light  
work of sourdough and mozzarella, wash it down  
with apple cider, wipe our lips clean. Dangling  
our feet over the rock-wall, we try not to think  
of what lies in wait below—the sirens, the tires  
screeching to a halt, the State’s baying dogs…