s.d. dillon

First Seasons

What to make of just—
words names that sound
columns words that are just
names.

The anchoring effect prevails
when the harbor
silvers over.

Under the aurora, an apple tree
lets down
a second time. The better
for the lodge
stabled past the gateway.

Depending on this or that,
the lake side
powers the barn
for weeks.

Shanked reeds mark the badger’s den
until a rose under the bridge
funks it all up.

Waters route toward home,
shored eastward by a marsh
under stars.

S.D. Dillon has an MFA from Notre Dame and lives in Michigan. His poetry has appeared recently in The Phare, Antler Velvet, ephemeras, #Ranger, Canary, and The Shortlist: Best of BarBar 2024, and is forthcoming in MORIA, Southland Alibi, and elsewhere. He can be found on Instagram at @sddillon50.