A Poem by Candace Walsh (fiction ’19) from HAD

guessing vs. asking

contrast her guess what I would like

(breeze, sometimes sleet)

with my this is what I want (noonday

sun, thunderclap)

the quality of quiet

prairies. peachdown. moonlight.

Read the full poem at this link: https://www.havehashad.com/preview/hadposts/on-loving-midwestern-women