Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Too Hot are now published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 25th between 3 and 4:30 pm PST.

Friday, October 17, 2025

Susan Isla Tepper

Early September


They swarmed the deck

red foxes in a pack

as if they were getting ready

for going back to school


sleek ordering  new ripped jeans

and the latest phone. 


It was still hot

totally un-shaded

on the deck and

Mom said be careful of them

foxes cannot be trusted.


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