POESIS
the madrigal, volume v
As the Deer/so this Poem
by spencer folkins
I sit
and wait
for the end.
I eat great meals read good books give up coffee give out plants
name things sow scattered seeds build my own paradise somewhere
that I'd like to be a part of raise a tree create before breaking.
I love things,
watch them go.
I am not the hero of my poems. While I pocket
the memory for inspiration, deer
do not graze upon me to eat
from my cupped palm.
I sit,
watch the poem assemble itself, then
fade. White tail bouncing
as it enters the forest, deeper
until finally dis-
appearing
Spencer Folkins (he/him) has served on the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick's Board of Directors and on the Editorial Board for The Fiddlehead. Writing has appeared or is forthcoming in/on Riddle Fence, FreeFall, Qwerty, HA&L Magazine, Feels Zine, and elsewhere. Spencer is a recent graduate of St. Thomas University's School of Education (B.Ed. 2021) and now works as an Education Support Teacher in Resource at his local high school. Tweets @FolkinsSpencer