Barbara Sabol

Jigsaw 

Through the brush I try to identify a bird whose body is segmented by reeds and long-needled sugar pines. I first see a bar-striped wing, then the tip of a down-curving beak; next, its quick dip into marsh water. A pencil-thin yellow leg lifts, and now just toes appear, splayed like a wrinkled rake. A flash of iridescent green, stalking some invisible prey. 

catching
his every-other-word
static on the line

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About the Author

Barbara Sabol’s fourth poetry collection, Imagine a Town, was published in 2020 by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. Her awards include an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. Barbara conducts poetry workshops for community literary organizations. She is the assistant editor for Sheila-Na-Gig Online. Barbara lives in Akron, Ohio, with her husband and wonder dogs.