(Out)look
How do beads of rain
stick to windows?
Each droplet contains eyes
Looking inside of this
room’s confinement.
Outside— spring isn’t
hard to distinguish.
Red-wing blackbirds
bath in a pool of light.
Inside— silence
hums hypnotic.
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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.
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