"The Starling in January"
by Anthony Roberts
Winter plumage
Seurat styled breast
hidden from eyes
on bare branch above
or in snow below
only its cries
are heard in morning
in pre-dawn violet imploring
the woods not heeding
its appeal its pleading
that it is not meant to be alone
Anthony Roberts is a veteran of Baltimore and Afghanistan. He currently lives in New Jersey in a home with beautiful views and interlocking fields of fire.
He is the author of Pigtown and The Clearing Barrel.
You can follow him here.
Sponsored by iHeartRadio, Believe Love Respect and their new BLR Cider, WPDH Vets That Rock, Legoland, Chronogram, Wallkill Savings and Loan, Red Clover Coffee, Havok Journal and so many more - the Savage Wonder Festival of veterans in the arts is coming on May 29! Have you gotten your tickets yet?
Want the best date night possible this Saturday night? Drinks, dessert, a hilarious live performance, professional actors, an intimate unforgettable space, pay-what-you-can tickets…it simply does not get better than this. So come on out and join us at our Parlor on Quaker Avenue for our staged reading of David Ives’ All in the Timing.
We have never not been sold out, so you’re welcome to try to show up and hope for a cancellation. But if you really want to see the show, why not book now and save yourself the uncertainty?