it is the dark that sings
it is the dark that sings
a bird hidden in the hollow of green
where dark and light begin and end
it is the dark that sings
where dark and light begin and end
a bird hidden in the hollow of green
and wind chimes where
dark and light begin and end
begins and ends
the dark that listens to the savored gift
like rain
Sister Lou Ella Hickman, OVISS is a former teacher and librarian whose writings have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Press 53 published her first book of poetry in 2015 entitled she: robed and wordless as well as her second, Writing the Stars on October 4, 2024. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2017 and in 2020.