VINYL POETRY

Volume 2, November 2010

BIRDIE
Rachel Contreni FlynnView Contributor’s Note

Treats of All Kinds

More than divinity or marzipan or plump apricots covered in black chocolate, more than jewelry — its filigree, the brilliant bursting beads — we want this delight: hours in the soft grass of an upper pasture, sitting on a stone wall, the sun smoothing over us, wild raspberries climbing. We want this kindness. We, who have done harm.