The Edge of Hope
It is enough
to touch the sky
at two sides
after the singing
wrens are full
to watch them
when they have gone
and hear their joy
without them
to raise a bowl
as if it could sing
to be an offering
until it is the song
I hope to be.
Joseph Tetro lived in Alaska for several years, receiving his MFA from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. His work has appeared recently or is forthcoming in La Rotonde, The Reprise, Empyrean, Phil Lit, and elsewhere. He co-manages Winter Light Books (https://www.winterlightbooks.com), which works with Ukrainian artists to publish children’s books based on folktales from Ukraine.
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