Freshly Pressed
By Jeffrey Pelton
ACCUSATION
Fear
arrives quickly,
padding on wolves’ feet,
clothed
in fleecy concern—
whispering soft solicitude—
a lycanthropic herald
of catastrophe,
molesting your sweet veil of hope; dismembering
every good
and perfect gift
you have received.
Oceans in the Desert
By Jeffrey and Kathi Pelton