WANDERING MOSS

Sky in the puddles
Rolls of wet hay
On the still, green hill
Wind in the fallen leaves

I obey the small river
Hushing on my left
Quiet but for gravel
Under my feet

I walk River Road
As far as it goes

Indistinct as the
White-tailed deer
Darting between the trees

Stolid as the wandering moss
Before a burst of sunlight

Originally appeared in This Broken Shore.

This Broken Shore is a literary journal featuring New Jersey-connected writers. It includes poetry, literary history, book reviews, essays, and short fiction. Featured authors include Robert Pinsky, Thomas Reiter, Michael Waters, Emanuel di Pasquale, Susanna Rich, Alexander Dickow, Boni Joi, and others. It also includes art by Ronna Lebo, Katie Anne Stone, Rachel Weeks, and Jared Weeks.