The Scent of Hay
aged grass intended as nourishment
fields gone green and gold
against a bottomless lavender sky
while humans toil and sigh
bales rolled and bound
then unfurled,
revelation of layers, little leaves
good and precious clover tucked within
the flavor of this hay
comes our winter in hidden gems
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This poem is from the chapbook The Secret Side of Dorset Street by Eileen Brunetto (Finishing Line Press), and is available at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-secret-side-of-dorset-street-by-eileen-brunetto/
Eileen Brunetto’s The Secret Side of Dorset Street, speaks of solitude and intimate observations of earth and the mystery of time with hope, cynicism, and humor. As a child growing up in a large family, she walked the nearby woods where she developed a deep appreciation of quiet space – opportunity to think and grow. Trees and the natural environment cultivated curiosity and peace. Her writing reflects upon relationships; she questions and laments human disregard of landscape and resources, while reminding us of our need for nature’s innate calm, beauty, and essential sustenance.
Eileen Brunetto writes poetry, essay, and memoir addressing spirituality and our relationships to nature and each other. She has two children, and lives with her husband, Charles and their one cat, Pip. She likes hanging out with her grandkids and friends. She stretches her mind continually to understand the ever-changing, worrisome status of homelessness and the economic and politics of our society. Eileen enjoys art, film, food, wine, visiting family and friends in good measure, as well as travel and holistic wellness. She is a massage therapist and reiki practitioner. and earned an MFA during her 50’s while working full time at Middlebury College. She has volunteered with a local aging agency, and presently works as a para-educator at her local elementary school. She is an assistant editor with The Poetry Society of Vermont’s annual magazine, The Mountain Troubadour. Her writing has been featured in the MacGuffin, Airplane Reading, Zig Zag Literary Magazine, Pitkin Review, and SUNY Blueline.
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