“Pompton Plains, New Jersey” (1867)Jasper Francis Cropsey

“Pompton Plains, New Jersey” (1867)
Jasper Francis Cropsey

Near the Pompton River,
distracted by colors,
a battle still rages.

The blistering heat of
Summers parches the
soil and splits it apart.

And the chill of Mr.
Cropsey’s Autumns
further cracks the land.

Will it heal?

“Pompton Plains, New Jersey” is through the courtesy of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Music is “The Pupa” By SHIOU-SHIEN YEH.

Presented by Clay Track Press.
Literary fiction. Quietly.

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Author: William Spear

William E. Spear has written for audio since 1994. His book, "Lit Between the Ears, Volume One: Chekhov, O. Henry, Spear and Tarkington On the Air," was released on July 31, 2006. He founded Two Plus Plus Productions LLC in 2006 and is President. He founded Hunterdon Radio Theatre in 1999 and has written over 15 plays since. Spear's work has been broadcast in New York and New Jersey and his plays have been published on web sites across the country.

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