Do not think of the monarchs
in the news this week—do not think
of the news. It is summer. You deserve
to sit outside under the fig tree and watch
the starlings feast on the fruit you planned
to jar for preserves. You deserve the tomato
sun-warmed and straight off the vine; here
rabbit, here fox, eat, and all around us
the milkweed is alive with bliss
with belief.
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Kindra McDonald is the author of the collections Teaching a Wild Thing, Fossils, and In the Meat Years. She received her MFA from Queens University of Charlotte and is a poet artist working and teaching in mixed-media and found poetry. You can find her in the woods or at www.kindramcdonald.com
