Morning

Morning

Jolene Nolte

When I rise and find nothing new in my phone’s blue glow, I taste
something of death—the earth makes its rounds apart from me.

When I step outside, greeted by a host of fragrant green, I taste
something of life—this swirling world beckons me to savour and see.

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Jolene Nolte
Poet & Editor

Jolene is a freelance writer and editor. A recent graduate of Regent College, she currently resides in Vancouver, BC. She is a poetry editor at Curator Magazine, and her poetry has appeared in Red Rock Review, Crux, Fathom Magazine, and Pensive.

Photography by Cody Board