Poems by Rebekah Jensen
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Back to the Land
by Rebekah Jensen
From Canary Fall 2024
Rebekah lives in a dry pine-fir forest on the east slope of the North Cascades, a stone's throw from her beloved Newby Creek.
I came in the later years,
when the place was dogeared
from too much attention
and heating up.
Still, I found a pocket to pretend in,
wild enough for wolves.
But for Starlink, it could be
the day of my birth,
before the critical junctures,
before all possible futures
converge.
If I hold my breath, it’s like
the birds haven’t been told
to stop coming back.
The trees don’t know to burn.
© Rebekah Jensen