I brood on the uselessness of letters.
—Du Fu, translated by Kenneth Rexroth
Lit paper shreds drift
and fade above the dying fire.
Darkness unfurls its wings, sinks
talons into the frosted field.
A dormant volcano, looming
over the skyline, glows
with moonlit snowcap. No wind.
Dried wild carrot seed-cradles
capture white flakes
floating down like ash.
Flurries by David A. Goodrum | Sandalwood Poetry Reed Diffuser Set
David A. Goodrum is the author of Abrupt Edges (Bass Clef Books, 2025), Vitals and Other Signs of Life (The Poetry Box, 2024), and Sparse Poetica (Audience Askew, 2023). Born, raised, and educated in Indiana, he now lives in Oregon in the Willamette Valley. David’s poetry has appeared in Tar River Poetry, Skylight 47, The Orchards Poetry Journal (where “Flurries" was first published), and many others. He is the current president of the Oregon Poetry Association.
