Legacy Originally published in Clinch Mountain Review Eyes black as coalfrom the land of those beforemountain folk earthlyand rare a springtime sun spilling over high ridgespushing pushing throughbranchestheir young leaves soaking smiling greengold. She is me....
A Loose Tooth Originally published in These Mosaics: Poems from a Yearlong Writing Challenge AchingAbscessSharp painSharp smellSharp call to yank it outpull it out get the thing out, now.It aches againand againpulsingeven as my hand goesto my cheekand the tooth...