Uriah’s wife Tresses unbound Stepped unwise wet Too open to sky. Did she know? Was she flattered by the attention? Favored or frightened? The loneliness of a soldier’s too frequent Absence abated. Lulled by earth-power Did she walk reluctant or Grasp with arms open To have her name forever Braided with tragedy? Elaine Rumsey Wagner [...]
Bathsheba Untold
by Elaine Rumsey Wagner
Truth Beautiful
by Elaine Rumsey Wagner
I remember sitting in my grandmother’s kitchen Surrounded by the warmth of the wood furnace, stoked hot Against the four-foot drifts of the Snake River Plain outside. She told me how beautiful I was, Her creased hands against my cheeks. She talked about the beauty of youth that doesn’t need Lipstick and cream blushers. Her [...]
Smoke and Mirrors for My Engineers
by Elaine Rumsey Wagner
Too impatient for mortar I build tumbled towers. Gossamer-fine spider silk Slings my elephant-bridges together No bumbling drum of concrete truck Disturbs my peace Fine damp sand holds shapes Like magic. And I, I sit in my own safety, My silly solitude, And await hordes and storms. Elaine Rumsey Wagner has a BS in math [...]