World of Wonders

know I will cling to that lovely fragrance of mint and a moisturizer I’ll always associate with beauty and love. I will cling to those summer nights we raced—and yet didn’t race—home.

but looking out the car window, I’d always get distracted by the erratic flashes of light blurring past us.

I make note of which leaves could cover my face entire if I ever needed them again. If I ever needed to be anonymous and shield myself from questions of What are you? and Where are you from? I keep walking.

I make note of which leaves could cover my face entire if I ever needed them again. If I ever needed to be anonymous and shield myself from questions of What are you? and Where are you from? I keep walking.

A catalpa can give two brown girls in western Kansas a green umbrella from the sun.

CATALPA TREE

Catalpa speciosa