in memoriam N.D.C. Come, sit. The cherry trees didn’t wait. They’re already puffed with petals. Before long the blooms won’t be here to remark on, gone like the old hit-and-run play, a thing of beauty you don’t see anymore. Baseball bats used to be ash, with a banded grain, light and dark, drought and flood, […]
Susan Charkes
Susan Charkes is a poet and writer who lives in southeastern Pennsylvania. She has two poetry chapbooks: Nursling of the Sky (Plan B Press, 2024) and sp. (The Operating System, 2017). Her poems, fiction and nonfiction have been published in a variety of media. More at susancharkes.com.