From her chair, she might have seen the elevator just above the tree line, the one at the home place her father ran before the war. The fields waiting quietly for spring, might have offered a tether to harvest days, horseback afternoons, ball games in mown hay. But a stroke swept context from every corner. Her youngest comes each day to knock at her window, the front door locked nearly one month now to keep out the virus. He smiles, tries to coax a spark. She reaches out across the distance, to follow the curve of his face.
M. Bennett lives and works in south central Kansas where he has written poetry for thirty years. His poems are drawn largely from his life and family stories.
Editor Katelyn Roth graduated from Pittsburg State University with her Master’s in poetry. Her work has previously appeared online at Silver Birch Press and at Heartland: Poems of Love, Resistance, and Solidarity. She lives, works, and writes in Kansas City.
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Your skillful restraint gives this scene an enduring and evocative power. Great work!
Hello – Just yesterday was made aware of M. Bennett poetry. I was reading in my copy of the 2020 Flint Hills Review and found two poems, both of which I really.liked. Then started Googling and came to this site and found Window which is very special. I live here in Stafford, KS and think M. Bennett may be living nearby. Perhaps M. Bennett gives readings and/or I could connect with M. Bennett. I am not sure if this message is going to M. Bennett or Patricia Traxler. I do appreciate Patricia Traxler’s comment. Hope to hear from both parties. Best from Bee Lanning
Bee,
I apologize, I just saw this (4 months late). You can reach me at bennett4ts@gmail.com
M Bennett