In honor of Hawks Well Theater, Sligo
When the last of the stars winks out
when time’s constant hum falls silent
with the last breath of midnight
still
we’ll pipe the old tunes and whistle the jigs
fingers will snap and brogues will click
we’ll find each other in the dark
~ Maril Crabtree
Maril Crabtree lives in the Midwest and writes poetry, creative nonfiction, reviews, and occasional short fiction. Her work has appeared in Canyon Voices, Main Street Rag, Coal City Review, and others. She is a former poetry editor for Kansas City Voices.
Pat Daneman has published poems and short fiction in many print and on-line journals. Her most recent work appears in the anthology New Poetry from the Midwest, Moon City Review, Stonecoast Review, Comstock Review and Bellevue Literary Review. Her chapbook, Where the World Begins, was published in 2015 by Finishing Line Press. After All, her first full-length poetry collection will be published in 2018 by FutureCycle Press.
The Coop: A Poetry Cooperative 
Just what we need–an upbeat, dancing poem. Thank you.
Lovingly put… t’is a better choice than the fearful wailing!