Hard Landing
written by: Lisa Reynolds
In the beginning,
there was a brick house
with thin walls,
creaky oak stairs
and a hard landing
by the front door.
I think of how she tossed
herself like a rag
to reach there.
I remember him saying,
she should have held the rail.
He’d tell me that
time and time again,
hold the rail, hold the rail.
I didn’t know if he cared
or it was just a command
on his list of many.
Lisa Reynolds is an internationally published Canadian writer of poetry and short stories with translations in Farsi, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish. Her poetry has been featured in art/poetry exhibits in Canada and the USA. She is the 2023 recipient of The Ontario Poetry Society's Ted Plantos Memorial Award and the author of Pearls of Rain (Beret Days Press). Her memberships include the League of Canadian Poets, Royal City Literary Arts Society, and The Writers' Union of Canada. She lives and writes in a waterfront community on the shores of Lake Ontario.
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