Some things can’t be explained: A sudden surge
of energy, lucidity, the cardinal’s head cocked
in a kind of knowing, him going
to get his hair cut,
parking the car
perfectly
between one side and the other
Amy Smith’s poetry has appeared in Waxwing, Poetry Northwest, Salamander, Crab Creek Review, and other journals. A former attorney, she holds a JD from Washington & Lee University School of Law. She lives and works on Onondaga land in Central New York.