Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2) by Pedro Pietri
“I am feeling too good / to report to work today, / if I feel sick tomorrow / I will come in early” — Pedro Pietri
My Crow by Raymond Carver
“It sat there on the branch for a few minutes. / Then picked up and flew beautifully / out of my life.” — Raymond Carver
Mission by A.R. Ammons
"as if anything here belonged to you / as if anything here were your concern"
Instructions for the Journey by Pat Schneider
"It’s easy to lose this tenderly / unfolding moment. Look for it / as if it were the first green blade / after a long winter."
The Art of Fugue Part VI by Jan Zwicky
"The patterns of your life / repeat themselves until you listen. / Forgive this."
You with the Crack Running Through You by Kim Addonizio
"But isn’t it drafty at night, / alone in that canyon / with the wind of the mind / dragging its debris—"
God Says Yes To Me by Kaylin Haught
"and she said honey / she calls me that sometimes / she said you can do just exactly / what you want to"