The Answers That Were Sewn
into her arms became a burning
tapestry upon cremation. I revisit
a picture of her, happy, without:
a drink in her hand, a child
on her slender hip, a lingering
ghost of other floating
on the periphery. Silence speaks
loud as maps, sharp as sap
sparks, distant as the next
milky snapshot.
into her arms became a burning
tapestry upon cremation. I revisit
a picture of her, happy, without:
a drink in her hand, a child
on her slender hip, a lingering
ghost of other floating
on the periphery. Silence speaks
loud as maps, sharp as sap
sparks, distant as the next
milky snapshot.
Jacqueline Markowski’s work has most recently appeared in San Pedro River Review, The Doctor TJ Eckleburg Review, Bird’s Thumb, Rust+Moth, Emerge Literary Journal and is forthcoming in S/tick, The Knicknackery and Barely South Review. A two-time Pushcart nominee, she won first place at The Sandhills Writer’s Conference and was a semi-finalist for the 2014 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize. She is currently working on a collection of poetry. You can see more of her work atwww.jacquelinemarkowski.com.
Gary Nolan is a visual artist, photographer and programmer. He currently works in support of the U.S. space program. You can view more of his work on flickr.