by Phil Montenegro
She was the color of river,
the color of years gone by,
disturber of bees nimbusing
their hive. With one solid
rock she would ignite them
and swear that every sting
she endured was the sting
of God pocketing his faith
inside her.
Phil Montenegro’s writing has appeared in The Tower Journal, Ayris and Tidepools Magazine for which his poem “Eleven A.M.” won the 2014 first prize in poetry for their 50th anniversary edition. As editor of IS Press he features poetry, short fiction and visual art.