From the book:
Porch Swing
he knew they were lovers officially
when they shared ice tea
from the same Mason jar
while slowly moving on the porch swing
gazing at the stars
like the stars were red tailed hawks
and although the pastures were familiar
somehow they seemed different
now he put his finger as to why
shadows cooled the air
and dampened her into a shiver
so naturally
and nonchalantly
he slopped his arm around her shoulder
pleased he’d gotten this far
this close
sneaking like a red fox
and in an instant she snuggled in
roots settling in
after transplanting
it was then
his belief was confirmed
she wanted him too
the world slipped into his arms
all their concerns floated away
then sweeping laughter
entered their hearts
Martin Willitts Jr is a retired Librarian living in Syracuse, New York. Winner of the2014 Broadsided award; 2014 Dylan Thomas International Poetry Contest; Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge, June 2015, Editor’s Choice; Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge, Artist’s Choice, November 2016, Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize, 2018. He won a Central New York Individual Artist Award and provided "Poetry On The Bus" which had 48 poems in local buses including 20 bi-lingual poems from 7 different languages. He is an editor for Comstock Review, and he is the judge for the New York State Fair Poetry Contest.
He has over 20 chapbooks including Turtle Island Editor’s Choice Award for his chapbook, “The Wire Fence Holding Back the World” (Flowstone Press, 2016). He has over 10 full-length collections including forthcoming “The Uncertain Lover” (Dos Madres Press, 2018), “News From the Slow Country” (Aldrich Press, 2018) and “Home Coming Celebration” (FutureCycle Press, 2019).
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