Poetry in Motion
San Francisco
Cranes in August
Kim Addonizio
Cranes in August
They clutter the house,
awkwardly folded, unable
to rise. My daughter makes
and makes them, having heard
the old story: what we create
may save us. I string
a long line of them over
the window. Outside
the gray doves bring
their one vowel to the air,
the same sound
from many throats, repeated.
“Cranes in August” by Kim Addonizio. All rights reserved. Reprinted with author’s permission. Muni Art 2021, San Francisco Beautiful, sfbeautiful.org. Poster design by Kundan Baidwan.