Run

By: Josh Stone

golden streaks of promise

are finding their way 

through the forest canopy.

run to the radiance – turn up your face  

spin wildly until warmth is within and without 

open your hands – hold the sun

pull her to your chest.

inhale an ambrosial spring morning  

exhale an entire season of grief.

it is no longer winter here

Josh Stone is a poet, percussionist, and assistant principal from Owensboro, Kentucky. He holds a BA in Education with an emphasis in English and an MA in School Administration from Western Kentucky University. Josh enjoys spending time on the marching band field and hiking with his family. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in the Harrow House Journal, Half and One, Made from Midnight: A Poets in the Pines Anthology, Wingless Dreamer, and elsewhere. He is currently working on his first poetry manuscript. You can connect with Josh on Instagram & Bluesky @joshstonepoetry.