Authors /
Jacob Stratman
On grace in late August
She uses the dishwasher
only to dry what she washes
in the sink. She looks out across
the dry-brown backyard, grass...
To photic sneeze reflex
Each time we are called out of the car to face the sun,
after having spent time in the shade, we respond with a sound...
A poem for my sons when the day is too much or not enough
Basket of Peaches, by Joseph Decker, 1885, oil on canvas...
A poem for my sons on their first Eucharist
When the bird feeders lie barren
for a few days, as I have forgotten
to buy seeds or your mom wants to rid...
a poem for my sons when they yell at God
Jonah Leaving the Whale, by Jan Brueghel the Elder,
oil on panel (38 x 56 cm), ca. 1600...
Cedar Waxwings
A family of Cedar Waxwings has gathered
in the large, bare Oak in the corner
of the town cemetery. Like the scratchy
hesitancy of a needle on wax or my son’s attempt...
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