by Danuta E. Kosk-Kosicka
Lamartine
Truth, a ball
peen hammer
in amber, a
wreck. A lake
with a book
at the bottom.
Autumn so
brief the leaves
fall still
green, hang on
the reeds,
beginning
an armorer’s
dreamless sleep
Tom Snarsky is the author of the full-length poetry collections Light-Up Swan and Reclaimed Water, both from Ornithopter Press. His book A Letter From The Mountain & Other Poems is forthcoming from Animal Heart Press in summer 2025, and his book MOUNTEBANK is forthcoming from Broken Sleep Books in spring 2026. He lives in the mountains of northwestern Virginia with his wife Kristi and their cats.
Danuta E. Kosk-Kosicka’s photographs have been exhibited in shows, art journals, and used for book covers. She is the author of two award-winning collections, Oblige the Light (CityLit Press, 2015), and Face Half-Illuminated (Apprentice House, 2014). Co-editor of Loch Raven Review, she grew up in Poland and now resides in Maryland. Website: danutakk.wordpress.com.