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Martha M. Vertreace

Earth rotates on its axis faster in September than in March. –Chicago Standard News Past the mute brace of stone owls tethered wide-eyed to the nave roof of Saint Thomas, along...

Night Growth

Martha M. Vertreace

The snow stuns the sky into quietonly the lake understands,restive beyond the gray stone breakwater.Across the street, my neighbor knowsa green hope weaves a wooden trellisover a fresh-powdered walk,...