One Poem More gathers all of this week’s poems from One Poem Only—an unhurried chance to listen again, or catch what you missed.

This week’s poems

1. Human Nature by Lynn L.
2. Museum of Mourning by Maria Corcoran
3. The House with My Name Carved Into Its Teeth by Tess Ezzy
4. Still, something by Aditya Gupta
5. This Town by Macy Williams
6. Central Park At Dusk by Sara Teasdale

Plus one new one to carry us into the week ahead

The Day After

Maggie Devers

The birds careen at the same place in the sky

I wonder if we should tell them the mess we made

So they can move on to something useful,

So they can take a break as omen bearers—

the tragedies keep piling up.

I pass a nest high in the tree

It’s been there all this time,

Concealed by leaves.

The sparseness of winter uncovers

What we believe is hidden

We retrace our footprints in the snow,

Trying to unravel the path forward,

But all is confusion as we cross

And recross our steps.

How to glide through the crisp morning air

With no wing beats to meter our journey?

More from Maggie Devers ↓

1. My debut poetry collection, For My Daughter, available as an audiobook.
2. Purchase a signed copy of For My Daughter or get one free by subscribing to the podcast: One Poem Only on Patreon
3. Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure

More from this week’s poets

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