JULIAN BAY, STOCKTON ISLAND
by Kenneth Pobo
In a July dusk, a pine
keeps Earth’s secrets,
not divulging even one.
Storm-bent, wind trying
to pin her to sandy ground—
she stands,
partially upright,
Lake Superior just beyond
her roots, the sun
sneaking inside a needle.
Kenneth Pobo has a new book out from Blue Light Press called Bend of Quiet. His work appears in: Nimrod, Indiana Review, Hawaii Review, Mudfish, The Fiddlehead, and elsewhere.