Ekstasis Magazine

Ekstasis Magazine
My second child was born on January 6, and when she was born both of my grandfather's were living. Before she turned two months old, they had both died. In my grief, I remembered the poem "Prayer : Ripples" by Jennifer Wallace that I ha

My second child was born on January 6, and when she was born both of my grandfather's were living. Before she turned two months old, they had both died. In my grief, I remembered the poem "Prayer : Ripples" by Jennifer Wallace that I had recently read on the Ekstasis Magazine website. In her Mary Oliver-esque poem, she had brought me comfort and hope in a difficult time.

F.C. Shultz