Sally Stratford

Pah Tempe

Articles/Essays – Volume 33, No. 3

After another day hiking the desert,
I lock the door of my car,
and turn toward the hot springs
in the cool night.

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The Empty Cistern

Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 1

Silence and grace, 
the only words I know 
in either of their languages, 
so I don’t say much. 

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The Right Place

Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 3

Not one has made it. 
Trout launch out of Snake Creek, 
flipping through the air, 
vaulting up the waterfall, 

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Inheritance

Articles/Essays – Volume 36, No. 3

I wear her name 
and a two carat diamond 
which, like a heavy rock of salt, 
falls to the side between my fingers. 
I’m sitting on a pink velvet chair 

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