A Literary Magazine
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Julie Allyn Johnson
I watch as ink
dries on the page,
its wetness
first catching
the light
of the midday sun
then, like distant
hills at dusk,
the blackness
grows darker,
a matte finish
on gleaming white
I’m so much
older now
in my bones
than I felt
a year ago
the moons fly by
but pastel markings
on the sidewalk
still tempt
the hopscotch in me
About the Author
Julie Allyn Johnson is a sawyer's daughter from the American Midwest whose current obsession is tackling the rough and tumble sport of quilting and the accumulation of fabric. A Pushcart Prize nominee, her poetry can be found in Star*Line, The Briar Cliff Review, Phantom Kangaroo, Haven Speculative, Cream Scene Carnival, Coffin Bell, The Lake, Haikuniverse, Chestnut Review, and other journals. You can find Julie's blog at https://asawyersdaughter.com/.
