I smile inwardly at the image of her climbing the tree with a baby bird. That is the kind of stuff I used to do as a kid.
Ghost of You
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Kelly Okoniewski is a poet and a writer. Her work has appeared in WestWard Quarterly, Sacred Journey, Sparks of Calliope, Farmer-ish, The Journal of Undiscovered Poets, Sailors Review, Grand Little Things, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Spare Parts, Rebellion LIT, and Flash Fiction Magazine. In 2023, she won the Pennsylvania Poetry Society’s Who’s News in Prize Poems Award. The greatest joy in her life is being a mother. She loves to read, cook healthy organic food, exercise, take walks in nature, hug trees, and drink lots of coffee. Kelly lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son.
I smile inwardly at the image of her climbing the tree with a baby bird. That is the kind of stuff I used to do as a kid.