“Junk Trees” by Kristen Rembold (Poetry ’06)

Poetry alum Kristen Rembold was recently featured in South 85 Journal. Read an excerpt of “Junk Trees” below:

Junk Trees

Sweat equity, they call it.  That’s how
to become intimate with a person, place, or thing.

The first day we came and paced this land,
all along the borderlines, white mulberries.

They’ll come back if you miss a splinter.
Little did I know how determined they can be.

Continue reading the poem here: Junk Trees | South 85 Journal