AND THEN ONE MORNING

by Carol Coven Grannick

a cardinal appears on a slight bouncing branch 
prick of blood in the vast grey skin of sky
sky does not cry
cardinal sings out 
liquid song

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Carol Coven Grannick is a poet and children's author with poetry and fiction published in a goodly assortment of print and online magazines. Her novel in verse, Reeni's Turn, debuted in 2020 from Regal House Publishing.