
A lingering frost
threatens our prized lemon tree—
you ignore my touch.
© Nancy Botta, 2023
A lingering frost
threatens our prized lemon tree—
you ignore my touch.
© Nancy Botta, 2023
When the moon rises
river quartz glitters the shore;
stars beneath the sky.
© Nancy Botta, 2021
Brushing ash off bone
half men crawl though bitter fields—
glory be the light.
© Nancy Botta, 2021
Every so often
the willow twists and shivers;
a long sleepless night.
© Nancy Botta, 2021
Hiss of the heater
and sweaty limbs of some man;
her eyes seek daylight.
© Nancy Botta, 2021