POETRY / The first half of the day / Laura Garrison
The first half of the day
was a wonderful thing.
We had a pickle on the river,
and we left our kids
in the parking lot.
They were curious,
but that was nothing
to worry about.
We can get some more.
Laura Garrison lives in Virginia with her husband, children, and cat. She teaches creative writing at Roanoke College and is the editor of Jersey Devil Press.