wet awning . . .
much too weary
to rise
 

looking at my
half-eaten sandwich
Minnesota


daffodils
telling their stories . . . 
a drunk evening


sky
fragmented by branches
our loose grip


his shadow
falling all around —
Suzuka Pass

Lucas Stensland is an American poet and novelist. He wrote the novel Name Your Poison: A Max Mitchum Mystery and co-authored the poetry book my favroite thing (bottle rokets press, 2011). His poems have been published in journals such as Frogpond, Mainichi Daily News, The Heron's Nest and Mayfly. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his cat, Townes Van Zandt.