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Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

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Yellowwood, 1980

by Craig Mindrum in the November 2023 issue
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We’ve missed the colors

By a week or so.

The hills now are a latticework of trees.

Even the water is intricate

As the wind sweeps shards of light

Toward the shore.

The blue air shimmers

Where it meets the distance

Brandishing the skeletons of sleep.

Brandishing the skeletons of sleep.

This poem appears in the November 2023 issue.

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