The Sky

By Laine Derr

I rarely looked beyond
the park trailers lined
one by one by one
by two a double-wide
if lucky, dreams of space,
of means from a boy
who wakes before
the mist papers (rolled)
placed in a canvas bag
borne by the neck palms
foretelling the day to come.

Beans ground I see myself
child of twelve, paperweight
peddling, eyes adjusting to
the light but I invite the rain
let it pour cleanse those who
wait for words falling from

Meet the Poet

Working w/in "patterns of our nature," I wanted to share the following poems: "I Still Scream," "lo-fi love," and "The Sky". I hope you enjoy. Laine Derr has published interviews with Carl Phillips, Ross Gay, Ted Kooser, and Robert Pinsky. Work has appeared or is forthcoming from EPOCH, The Amistad, Denver Quarterly, ROPES, Prairie Schooner, Chapter House, ZYZZYVA, and elsewhere.