Sunday, July 23, 2023 “gorge” by W.T. Joshua
hawks cast ravenous black
into the river shimmers
all rock formations scarred
from omnivorous water, reduced
to sheer earthly linenrevealing
no modesty
that can be asked
of sultry lover earth
she asks
for all
i have
into the river shimmers
all rock formations scarred
from omnivorous water, reduced
to sheer earthly linenrevealing
no modesty
that can be asked
of sultry lover earth
she asks
for all
i have
in the wake of cataclysm
there’s life in each tide
a day
an hour
a surging
here, i am idle
my only idol:
this sanctuary
destitute,
only in name
About the Poet
W.T. Joshua (aka Joshua Thermidor) is a writer, photographer, and photojournalist from Buffalo, New York. His photos have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, NBC News, The Buffalo News, and elsewhere. This summer, he has been one of nine poets and writers selected to participate in Artpark’s inaugural literary residency program in partnership with Foundlings Press. Beginning this fall, he will be an MFA Candidate at The Iowa Writers Workshop.