Friday, August 22, 2025

April

 By Annwyn Mahoney

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We shed the crackling skin of our hearts, 

our downy jackets. 

Barely visible tree fingers beg for mercy of green cover. 

I am shiny wet after cold rain.

I am brand new again. Impatient as ever. —

 

  

About the Author

Annwyn Mahoney is a visiting student with 2 degrees from ICC in environmental science and medical laboratory technology. Annwyn has placed in 4 ICC writing contests. She writes free verse poetry with a compulsion to give voice to feelings and experiences not easily articulated. She lives in Peoria with her partner and their dog, 3 cats, 4 fish tanks, hamster, leopard gecko, and hermit crabs.

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