Still clutchingsome unseen twig,you lie on frozen ground, matchstick legs seeminglytoo delicate to have supported you, brick tail feathers spreadand circling inward, tawnyhead cocked back,muscles curling your bodyinto a taut “Y.” As I reach, longing to stroke your soft tufted crown, I start at the maskof opaque eyes blackly open, for you nowsee what I […]
Elaine Wilburt
Elaine Wilburt lives in Maryland with her family, where she likes to bake bread, read, and quilt. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Cresset, Little Patuxent Review, and Modern Haiku, among others. Last year she received a 2019 Creatrix Haiku Award.