The Spaces In Between
A poem by Margaret Adams Birth

The Spaces In Between

are arms held wide and ready to embrace

are dawn and dusk and all that’s hidden in their gray shades

are creeks that branch off streams that branch off rivers that flow to the ocean

are a jazz singer’s notes that zigzag but don’t settle on a pitch for much beyond a beat

are stone foundations belonging to homes that once were and now reveal little more than grassy mounds in the woods

are words unsaid and silent glances understood

are grandparents who raise grandchildren and children who raise each other

are all the shoulds and woulds and oxymorons like just war among those who pray for peace

are mountain valleys where people look toward rocky peaks and beyond them to something else that’s higher still and out of sight

About the Author:

Margaret Adams Birth is the author of Borderlands (Finishing Line Press, 2016). Her poetry has appeared in Lunch Ticket, Chantarelle’s Notebook, BlazeVOX, White Wall Review (Canada), Lothlorien Poetry Journal (England), Awakened Voices, Medusa’s Kitchen, and others. She has published short stories and novellas (some written under pen names Maggie Adams and Rhett Shepard), short nonfiction, and even a few comic books, as well. You can find her online at https://www.facebook.com/MaggieAdamsRhettShepard.

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