Postcard, Vermont
Postcard, Vermont
“Love on the Rocks” (c. 1898)
If you look closely at these two you’ll see
they don’t seem to know they’re in the middle of a river.
He’s reading the news. She’s crocheting something white.
Meanwhile currents push water through the rocks around them.
Yesterday I heard Bishop’s The Art of Losing
sung to a twangy country tune. It worked
in the way that . . .
. . . . . . .
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Able Muse Write Prize for Poetry, 2019 ▪ Finalist
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