first furnace run
the smell of summer gone
fills the house

 

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Vera Constantineau

Vera Constantineau lives in Greater Sudbury Ontario. She is a former poet laureate for her city and continues to introduce audiences to haiku and senryu at open mic evenings when the opportunity arises. Her book, Enlightened by Defilement, An Almost Memoir, is available through Latitude 46 Publishing or ordered your local bookstore.

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  1. Wonderfully intriguing!

    first furnace run
    the smell of summer gone
    fills the house

    —Vera Constantineau

    FIRST FURNACE RUN

    Furnace Run Stream, one of the cleanest tributaries to the Cuyahoga River at Furnace Run Metro Park, nestled on the northern edge of Summit County, Ohio

    OR MAYBE:

    The AC actually uses the furnace to help circulate cool air through your home, so your furnace will still need to be on to help out with this vital function. The only time you wouldn’t want to turn off your furnace in the summer is if you have a central air conditioning system.

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    OR BOTH!

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    creeping sepia
    a dog that outran
    the wind

    Alan Summers

    First publication credit:
    Presence issue #71 (2021)

    Anthology credit:
    Fractured by Cattails
    The Haiku Society of America 2023
    Members’ Anthology
    ed. Allyson Whipple
    ISBN: 978-1-930172-22-7

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