{"id":1793,"date":"2013-06-24T04:35:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T04:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2017-07-11T20:50:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T20:50:23","slug":"aubade-by-molly-kirschner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/aubade-by-molly-kirschner\/","title":{"rendered":"Aubade by Molly Kirschner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aubade<\/h1>\n

by Molly Kirschner<\/p>\n

By daylight the lake appears
\nto be missing its stars.
\nThe black hole is now a blue island,
\ntrimmed in green and brown.<\/p>\n

Patches of shadow stretch out in their
\nbeds beneath the trees. Branches bear flowers,
\nand tree trunks branch three ways,
\nlike braids come loose.<\/p>\n

Come loose. Won’t you? While the sun is still
\nintact, and you can, and our little planet spins
\nlike a handful of leaves in the hand
\nof the wind.<\/p>\n

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\nMolly Kirschner is a rising sophomore at Bennington College; she studies literature and drama. She is an avid poet, author, dramatist, and journalist, who has been published on Ms. Magazine’s blog. She was a winner of the 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival of Bergen County, and she won Honorable Mention in the NJ Young Playwrights Festival of 2011. Molly is also a dedicated theatre artist, with a passion for social justice. She is an alumnus of Girl Be Heard, formerly Project Girl Performance Collective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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