And Then
Snow falling
on cinders,
a convenient
marriage.
No memory,
no ash.
[LSS, 2/22/23]
A Northwest to Southeast writing collaboration between Laura Stangel Schmidt on Whidbey Island, WA and Robert Kostuck in Clearwater, FL.
Night Circus
Mending holes in the fortune
teller’s tent, the cost of a lost
stitch the opening of the night
sky and the five worst things
that could happen to you disappear
before the overture begins.
[LSS, 2/10/23]
Recalcitrant Donkey
It takes an hour to walk
the limited conversation,
the half-moon fly trap,
and all its dead constellations
out the door.
[LSS, 2/10/23]
Midnight Snack I am stuffing my mouth with whole, rotting cantaloups, caravans of them, to avoid being the one who eats that precious...