Sunday, January 8, 2023

Pell-Mell by Margaret McGowan

Nature is disorganized
If left alone
The grass an unruly
Mop, sparrows flit
From tree to tree
Squirrels wreak havoc
In our backyard, don’t pay
Attention to our hints
Or body language
All I want is for them
To leave the apples alone
Let us eat them for a change



Margaret McGowan is the author of Ancestors and Other Poems (2021). She was a finalist in the 2022 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest and received an honorable mention in the 2019 HVWG Poetry Contest. Her poems have been published or are forthcoming in QU, Hobart, MoonPark Review, and others.

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