Archilochus colubris I
King George sits enthroned on high, green over the bounty at his feet. When a hungry belly approaches he rises, chasing it away with a severe scolding. He must protect his goods. King George does not rest, but sits uneasy watchful for he knows there are many who would come to drink of this sweet water. Foolish king. He does not trust my abundance.
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Rachel Donahue is a homeschooling mother of four who enjoys writing while everyone else is asleep.
After receiving her English degree, Rachel and her husband, Mick, moved to Spain and spent the next dozen years in cross-cultural ministry. When family circumstances brought them back to North Carolina and the family greenhouse business, a return to literature brought her into a new season of writing: both poetry and the beginnings of a novel.
This poem is from Rachel’s book Beyond Chittering Cottage: Poems of Place, a collection born out of the close, everyday observation of the world outside her back door. Beyond Chittering Cottage is currently available for preorder from Bandersnatch Books.
After receiving her English degree, Rachel and her husband, Mick, moved to Spain and spent the next dozen years in cross-cultural ministry. When family circumstances brought them back to North Carolina and the family greenhouse business, a return to literature brought her into a new season of writing: both poetry and the beginnings of a novel.
This poem is from Rachel’s book Beyond Chittering Cottage: Poems of Place, a collection born out of the close, everyday observation of the world outside her back door. Beyond Chittering Cottage is currently available for preorder from Bandersnatch Books.
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