It’s a good day to open the window
and dust the plants. My nose in leaves,
I look through green to the blue, blue.
A dried leaf butterflies
through empty branches.
Snowmelt drips, dappled joy
rivering the driveway.
Outside, my jacket open, I chop ice.
Widen the course. Vapor rises
from the drying sidewalk and my hips
sigh in anticipation of a lengthened stride.
Maybe only for today, balance is simple.
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Sara Dovre Wudali is a 2023–2024 Loft Mentor Series Fellow in poetry and has received support from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Her poems and essays have been published in literary journals such as under the gum tree, Barrelhouse, and Blood Tree Literature. She is the editor of the hybrid anthology chapbook, All You Need Is One Avocado.
