[34 words]
Direction
A mottled leaf caught
in the cement slab gap
points home.
Measuring with Both Hands
handfuls hand-picked with love from our garden
a breakfast offering, her cupped fingers full of fresh berries
blue kisses for the hidden moon
David A. Goodrum is the author of the collection Vitals and Other Signs of Life (The Poetry Box) and the chapbook Sparse Poetica (Audience Askew). Recent and upcoming publications include Tar River Poetry, Gyroscope, San Antonio Review, Triggerfish Critical Review, I-70 Review, Cirque Journal, SHARK REEF Literary Magazine, Banyan Review, Tampa Review, among others. Born and educated in Indiana, David now lives in Corvallis, Oregon. Find out more about this poet/photographer at www.davidgoodrum.com.