A Scene Outside the Window of a Country Church
written by: David Estringel
@The_Booky_Man
Shocks of green
flutter
and shimmer—
dewy butterfly wings
against the mourning sky—
dotting a gray horizon
like birds on a wire
in a reckless abandon
of smears and splatters—
emerald and jade—
as boys and girls
in white
laugh (and love)
in the wood
just beyond the gates,
weaving in and out
from between wild berry bushes
and circumferences of sturdy strokes of brown,
along timeless stretches
of their highways
to the sun.
David Estringel is a Xicanx writer/poet with works published in literary publications like The Opiate, Azahares, Cephalorpress, DREICH, Somos en escrito, Ethel, The Milk House, Beir Bua Journal, and The Blue Nib. His first collection of poetry and short fiction Indelible Fingerprints was published April 2019, followed Blood Honey and Cold Comfort House (2022), Little Punctures (2023), and Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (scheduled for July 2023). David has written six poetry chapbooks, Punctures, PeripherieS, Eating Pears on the Rooftop, Golden Calves and Blue (2023), and Sour Grapes (coming 2024).
Latest posts by David Estringel (see all)
- Boy with a Box Full of Wasps - January 2, 2025
- Cajeta (Gimme Some Sweet!) - October 2, 2024
- A Scene Outside the Window of a Country Church - July 28, 2024
