Saturday, April 29, 2023

How to Grok a Frozen Waterfall By B. Lynne Zika

They’re quite like two men I know

who keep a steady rhythm:

chill, seldom prone to outbursts,

could be mistaken for low throttle

on occasion.

Odd they’re drawn to me,

a site of thunderous weeping

and murderous applause.







B. Lynne Zika is an award-winning poet and photographer and a retired editor of closed-captioning. Her father, also a writer/poet, bequeathed her this advice: Make every word count.

1 comment:

  1. Nature seeks balance, that union of opposites, he she me you it, words, all words

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