The Seagull’s 199th Seguidilla
Jake Sheff
By autumn’s express command,
My heart wore no jess.
The spotless apostle-bird
Wears serried duress.
In every city,
You’ll find a goldfinch perched on
Man’s immensity.
Jake Sheff is a pediatrician and US Air Force veteran. He’s published a full-length collection of formal poetry, “A Kiss to Betray the Universe” (White Violet Press), along with two chapbooks: “Looting Versailles” (Alabaster Leaves Publishing) and “The Rites of Tires” (SurVision). Fall is for hiking in the woods!