Perseverance all night, this rain that has made the trees heavy;
obedient to its demand, I carry my umbrella to the pond where
narrowcast raindrops cover its surface, dense and
dimpled as a liquid moonscape seen from above.
John L. Stanizzi’s books are Ecstasy Among Ghosts, Sleepwalking, Dance Against the Wall, After the Bell, Hallelujah Time!, High Tide – Ebb Tide, Four Bits, Chants, and Sundowning. His poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, American Life in Poetry, and many other publications. His non-fiction has been featured in Adelaide, Stonecoast Review, Evening Street Review, Ovunque Siamo, and Scarlet Leaf Review.
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