Sticky Manifesto
On Friday, I will resign myself to the goodness of sticky, to the things it brings
into my life. The charm of a little boy, fingers in the jelly jar, scooping out
blueberries his grandmother left whole. These are the moments we live for, I will
remind myself, as I take a damp cloth to his cheek, still rosy. On Friday, I will
not think of the pine pitch smeared on the floor, on the soles of my shoes, my
sleeves, from carrying wood to the fire. I will open my palms to the iron stove,
feeling another sun, grateful for the man who splits wood and grows trees.
Lené Gary lives in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Her recent publications include Birchsong: Poetry Centered in Vermont, Poemeleon, Limestone, Six Little Things, Watershed, and M Review. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she's not writing, she can be found paddling her well-worn canoe.
On Friday, I will resign myself to the goodness of sticky, to the things it brings
into my life. The charm of a little boy, fingers in the jelly jar, scooping out
blueberries his grandmother left whole. These are the moments we live for, I will
remind myself, as I take a damp cloth to his cheek, still rosy. On Friday, I will
not think of the pine pitch smeared on the floor, on the soles of my shoes, my
sleeves, from carrying wood to the fire. I will open my palms to the iron stove,
feeling another sun, grateful for the man who splits wood and grows trees.
Lené Gary lives in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Her recent publications include Birchsong: Poetry Centered in Vermont, Poemeleon, Limestone, Six Little Things, Watershed, and M Review. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she's not writing, she can be found paddling her well-worn canoe.
