Vespers
Thunder over Ontario
echoes so deep that
no one hears rain, or
the silence before rain
dimples the lake that
mirrors a dark sky . . .
Standing there, on
the lip of sand, looking
up, or is it down—rain
fills the cup of my hands.
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M.J. Iuppa’s fourth poetry collection is This Thirst (Kelsay Books, 2017). For the past 31 years, she has lived on a small farm near the shores of Lake Ontario. Check out her blog: mjiuppa.blogspot.com for her musings on writing, sustainability & life’s stew.