After the Storm by Howie Good

A sparrow about the size of a fist
shuttles back and forth, back and

forth, transporting in its beak what
we’d consider litter – now a dead

twig, now a bit of paper or string –
to add to the nest it’s resurrecting

with immaculate care in the sun-
crowned tree just outside our door.



Howie Good's newest poetry collection, Heart-Shaped Hole, which also includes examples of his handmade collages, is available from Laughing Ronin Press.