By Joel Holmberg
Hovering
over the still pond
with four wings
blue transparency
with less than
one minute
of life
the sun
bright on
water and wings
with a few billion years
left
the entire universe
showing no signs
of slowing down
does it matter
to any of
these fragile things
Joel Holmberg, former resident of Martha’s Vineyard for 26 years as a ceramist, and active in many other endeavors, has turned his attention to poetry, short stories, and monologues while living in Italy and Finland for 17 years.
