When Small Things Die
by S. Thomas Summers
Blue-gills in the shallows
flex lips, wait for rain –
waters to rise. A brittle
fly has fallen on the shore,
salted the pond with its wing –
lit the day with promise.
S. THOMAS SUMMERS is a teacher of literature and writing at Wayne Hills High School in Wayne, NJ and an adjunct English professor at Passaic County Community College in Wanaque, NJ. He is the author of two chapbooks: Death Settled Well and Rather, It Should Shine. Summers’s poetry has also appeared in various literary venues: 2River View, The Pedestal Magazine, MiPoesias, etc. Summers's work is featured in Voices from Here, an anthology. Visit him and his blog at www.sthomassummers.webs.com.
Blue-gills in the shallows
flex lips, wait for rain –
waters to rise. A brittle
fly has fallen on the shore,
salted the pond with its wing –
lit the day with promise.
S. THOMAS SUMMERS is a teacher of literature and writing at Wayne Hills High School in Wayne, NJ and an adjunct English professor at Passaic County Community College in Wanaque, NJ. He is the author of two chapbooks: Death Settled Well and Rather, It Should Shine. Summers’s poetry has also appeared in various literary venues: 2River View, The Pedestal Magazine, MiPoesias, etc. Summers's work is featured in Voices from Here, an anthology. Visit him and his blog at www.sthomassummers.webs.com.
