“Shadows” by Daye Phillippo (Poetry ’14)
Poetry alumn Daye Phillippo was recently featured in One Art. Read an excerpt from “Shadows” and find a link to the full text below:
Shadows
She called to say that the shadow they saw
is esophageal cancer. A life-long smoker,
she’s not surprised, but is shaken. I ask
what I can do. Pray, honey, just pray.
Late February mud and ice, rivulets of snow-melt.
On the way up from the barn last night, coyotes,
high-pitched yip and sing from the back fencerow,
leafless trees inked on the fiery horizon,
Continue reading here: Daye Phillippo | One Art
