In recognition of Poetry Month, and to celebrate our treasure trove of Orcas Island poets, Orcas Issues is pleased and honored to offer daily poetry during April.
The Way We Get Along
Maddening comfort familial ties
razor soft waves
roll gentle anger
and warlike tenderness
shape us.
Sandmade chess board
year after day
in play as ebbed emotions flow alluvial
Queen’s bishop to we’re so proud of you
King’s castle to that was your fault
Knights fall
life pawns us to reach one step out after the first square last.
© Carla Stanley
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