Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Scarlet


 Scarlet 

John Clare Stokes 


Once the every thought

in the Indian Wars

was upon the Price Creek

mistress

the red haired one upon 

the prancing horse

years went by and the

Vivid red fades to rust

in the dusk at Price Creek

the sound of hooves

as the old soldier stirs.

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