A Poem Published in the Spring 2022 issue of Akitsu Quarterly

by

John J. Dunphy

gardening
the hoe handle plants
splinters in my hand

John J. Dunphy owns The Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, IL. His poetry collections include Touching Each Tree, Zen Koanhead, Stellar Possibilities, Old Soldiers Fading Away, pagan rites and Dark Nebulae.

Photo by author.