A mouth filled with dust and cobwebs
unable to make words
barely a grunt
that heart
remains
in the forest
with wild blueberries
dangerous mushrooms
and
shimmering light
through pine needles
that heart
like mine
Joel Holmberg, former ceramist and resident of Martha’s Vineyard for 26 years, has turned his attention to poetry, short stories and monologues while living between Italy and Finland for 17 years.