James Lilliefors, Author at The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org Literary Arts Journal Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:37:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/hyacinthreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-Hyacinth-H-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 James Lilliefors, Author at The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org 32 32 199531397 On Impact https://hyacinthreview.org/james-lilliefors-on-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-lilliefors-on-impact Mon, 24 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=6708 The late-October wind carries a cedary scent of woodsmoke tonight. I pause to breathe it in. Something is coming. A cold truth clings to the darkness, leaves shiver brittlely across the unlit landscape. There are things to do, and not as much time. But time enough to wonder. These are not my woods, though I…

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]]> 6708 After The Fireflies https://hyacinthreview.org/james-lilliefors-after-the-fireflies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-lilliefors-after-the-fireflies Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=6696 Just after the last shadows fell, before the fireflies, A light flared in the upper branches, a stillness settled below, And I felt the weight of our lives quietly coming to rest. We were made of what followed What came before, of dust and stars, of stories Told to take the place of what can’t…

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