[Jim Ramsey]

version 2

Judgement

The old woman’s eyes,
milky as opals,
were set in a brown face, dry
and creviced as nut meat.

She patted the pine box
before it was lifted,
spat a string of tobacco,
and squinted at God.

version 1

A Story

The old woman’s eyes,
as milky as opals,
were set in a brown face as dry
and creviced as nut meat.

She patted the pine box
before it was lifted,
spat a string of tobacco,
and squinted at God.