The Meadow Annual Literary Arts Journal 2018

Preparations for a New England Winter Carol Berg So much bad news has to affect the world’s atmosphere. Fall has not quite arrived but signs of it are everywhere: the goldenrod blooming its gold feathers, maple leaves in hints of new hues milkweed pods beginning to split and the great blue heron gone. Will we get one hundred inches of snow this year or will it be weirdly mild? I count acorns, measure the caterpillar’s thick stripe down its middle for clues. All I can really do is make soups: roasting the local purple garlic bulbs in olive oil and salt, roast creamy huge-headed cauliflower with turmeric and cumin, The Meadow 189