the giving tempest
By Ellen Martin Story
battered
a winter window
whistles sweetly
as ice sprites crochet
crystals on its
fissured panes
Ellen Martin Story is a member of the Cleaveland House Poets. Her work has previously appeared in the Poet’s Corner. Retired, she and her husband reside in Oak Bluffs.
Poets with a connection to Martha’s Vineyard are encouraged to submit poems to Laura Roosevelt at ldroosevelt@gmail.com.
