Daniel W. Ross
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Minerals, silence; bacillus, organic
Matter, water, air. Complex and
Dynamic; silt, sand, and clay.
Nutrients, living organisms; maybe
Worms, humus, fungi.
Not getting close enough
Sand and dust; saliva and
Grit.
Sudden
Heavy metal, shrapnel, fragments
Frangible, inorganic pressure;
A closer embrace never felt.
Madness makes a friend of
Dirt, the companion of the dead.
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Dr. Daniel W. Ross hails from Baltimore, Maryland, where he developed a love for poetry and creative writing at Gilman School and Goucher College. His poetry has been published by As You Were: The Military Review, Line of Advance, Mouthful of Salt, Plants & Poetry, and Washington Writers’ Publishing House. His upcoming work will be featured by Artists from Maryland and in the Poetry Society of Virginia’s anthology, “Perseverance and Resilience.” He currently lives in Germany with his wife and daughters.
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