May I be taken swiftly
Avoiding appurtenances
Of profitable compassion
Perhaps, collapse lifeless among
Tomatoes and dahlias,
Impaled upon the joy of my work
-Wayne H. Swanger
North/South brings Poets and Artists together to further encourage Poetry and the Arts in the Appalachian region and supports Reconnecting McDowell. For electronic/print publication information contact nosoappalachia@gmail.com
“Not my will but thine,” I hear in an echo of a dream where a woman is brushing sand off my back, her nipples pressed against it, saying, “...
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