aubade, winter

morning melts down the window.
fog stalks the alley like a gang of strays
hunting ghosts. the dog groans, monday, again.
will i remember the great gatsby is overrated?
my buddy made a loaf last week. he loves me.
see how well each slice accepts the jelly.

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Josh Corson is a literary artist from Tampa, FL. He holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Pittsburgh and currently teaches at Hillsborough Community College. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Notre Dame Review, Permafrost, december, FreezeRay, The Offing, and others. Read more at joshcorsonmakes.com