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Stretching from blade to blade
perched atop the grass
resisting the pressure of dew
So those of us still in the skies,
stringing webs between cloud wisps
will see our work below
and know where to land

 

 

[Editor’s Note: Publication of this poem was made possible by a gift from Martin McGrath during our annual Kickstarter.]



Devan Barlow is the author of the Curses & Curtains series, and the collection Foolish Hopes and Spilled Entrails: Retellings. Find her short fiction and poetry in various anthologies and magazines. She reads voraciously, and is usually hanging out with her dog. devanbarlow.com, Bluesky @devanbarlow.bsky.social.
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