My work in hedgerow issue 130

by

John J. Dunphy

Valentine’s Day

a sealed card left at

the war memorial

— John J. Dunphy

another gang shooting —

convenience store restocks

its cut flowers

— John J. Dunphy

John J. Dunphy’s poetry collections include Zen Koanhead, Touching Each Tree, pagan rites, Dark Nebulae and Stellar Possibilities. He owns The Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, IL.