Sometimes, this is Enough
Will I ever be the kind of person
who learns each bird’s call,
the trill, the chirp, the warble?
Will I ever be someone who knows
the constellations, those warriors,
women and men of the skies?
I can trace their silver light
as it beckons, my eyes,
the wide night above me,
but I stop,
not needing more,
than standing here
on wet grass,
stark branches
hidden by night,
quiet and whole.
Rebecca Watkins holds an MFA in poetry and an MSed from the City University of New York. Her poems have appeared in The Banyan Review, Sin Fronteras, and The Roanoke Review among other literary journals. Her creative nonfiction has been shortlisted for The Malahat Review’s Open Season Awards. She is the author of Field Guide to Forgiveness (Finishing Line Press 2023) and Sometimes, in These Places (Unsolicited Press 2017). She lives in Hudson Valley with her husband and two dogs. More of her work can be found at rebeccawatkinswriter.com.
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