there alone amongst the faithless. By Jck Hnry

the trees

            are breathing      again

she says

fresh rain

falls

hard

fills culverts

& basins:

streams creeks & rivers

branches

thick & green

reach up

beyond the mist

beyond

the clouds

each year

decade

century

            a delicate dance

reaching above & beyond

            touching

            up next & near

            the face of god

there alone

amongst the

faithless

a god awaiting

            rain

that may allow

her

            to breathe again -

jck hnry is a neo-modernist, post-apocalyptic writer, living in the hard scrub of a californian desert.  after a 10 year hiatus hnry is back at it.  recent publications include:  Deuce Coupe, Rye Whiskey Review, Razur Cuts, Cajun Mutt, Dissident Voices, Horror Sleaze Trash, Bold Monkey, Red Fez, dope fiend daily and a bunch of other noble zines and journals.  Chapbooks/Books: “Snow in Summer and the Playground is Closed,” “Empty Houses-Kendra Steiner Editions,” “the Downtown Cafe (Erbacce Press),” “With the Patience of Monuments (neoPoesis) ,” “Crunked, (Epic Rites)” and “the Righthand Curve of a Continuous Circle. (Blunt Trauma Press).”  hnry is also editor and publisher of "Heroin Love Songs, V2.0, 7thEd" available now. for more go to jackhenry.wordpress.com.