Before the Muddy Waters

Chris Wood

 

We splash in puddles, 

bare feet stirring mud and gravel,

watch dandelions let go of their feathered seeds, 

soft parachutes drifting away — 

 

into the future

where our lives are distant

our memories fond.

 

Chris Wood writes poetry rooted in memory, faith, and Southern life. A Kentucky native now living in Tennessee, her debut chapbook, Yesterday Echoes, reflects generations and simple life. Her work appears in journals and anthologies, including Salvation South, American First Magazine, and January House Literary Journal. Learn more at https://chriswoodwriter.com.