That We May See its Goodness

That We May See its Goodness

Kimberly Phinney

We are in the winter seasons now.
All stacked together—end to end.

And all we see through frosted windows
is falling snow on fallow ground.

There’s news coming from the East,
saying that Spring has come to another town—

like folklore or myth from our old dusty books,
and we wonder what these Blooms might mean

and what a warm Sun could do, so we pray
with our mightiest petitions—all tears and calloused knees—

that this New Life will come here one day—
and that we may see its Goodness and be born again:

like a green bud unfurling—
up from Holy Ground.

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Kimberly Phinney
Poet & Teacher

Kimberly is a national award-winning AP English instructor and professional photographer. She’s been published in Ruminate, Wild Roof, Fathom, The Dewdrop, Amethyst Review, Calla Press, and The Write Launch, among many others. She has her M.Ed. in English and studied at Goddard’s MFA program in Creative Writing. She is a poetry editor with Agape Review. After almost dying from severe illness in 2021, she’s earning her doctorate in counseling to help the marginalized and suffering. Visit her literary community at www.TheWayBack2Ourselves and on Instagram @thewayback2ourselves.

Photography by Marina Reich