this impromptu
walking stick of swamp
mahogany—
warm to my touch,
smooth on my mind
© Julie Thorndyke
First published in GUSTS no. 24 Fall/winter 2016
this impromptu
walking stick of swamp
mahogany—
warm to my touch,
smooth on my mind
© Julie Thorndyke
First published in GUSTS no. 24 Fall/winter 2016
one pink bloom
on my sweetpea frame—
your birthday message
Julie Thorndyke