Hiram Larew's poetry appears in Poetry South, West Trade Review, Iowa Review, Poetry Scotland's Gallus and Contemporary American Voices. His most recent collection, Patchy Ways, was issued by CyberWit Press in 2024. As Founder of Poetry X Hunger, he brings a world of poets to the anti-hunger cause.
Every Minute
I love each no little thing –
The vast skies that a wink becomes
The crowds that any whisper turns into
The creek rising from mere drips
Such no little things
Even pants buttons and what they do
Or roadside weeds becoming anthems
Or this tiny splinter that festered
I love them every minute
For my own sake
Hiram knows what matters, what the sacred lurks within.
ReplyDeleteYes, this strikes a chord. I like the idea of taking an expression we know well but never really think about, like "no little thing" or "no small thing," and allowing it its moment in the spotlight.
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