Drugged

It is warmth which floods you,
the plane tree, peeling, new,

the bud, the tingled lips,
bark smooth to fingertips

your own trunk pulsing through
with love. With coffee, too.

—Alison Brackenbury

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

Equipping the Church for the IVF Era

Emma Waters

When Anna, a pianist at her local church, began to show the unmistakable signs of pregnancy, her…

The Fourth Watch

James F. Keating

In this episode, James F. Keating joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about…

Christianity Is Not a Tool

Germán S. Díaz del Castillo Virginia Aabram

On today’s episode, writer Kelly Chapman joins Virginia and Germán. According to the discourse, it’s fashionable to…