today’s forecast called for snow,
a prediction indifferent
to the calendar’s early border for spring,
as well as to my own personal feelings on the matter.
winter has these silences,
hidden between the refrains
of wind pushing past pine, through buildings, rattling
windows and bones.

—from “[swan song]” by #KatelynGrimes, published in #CapsuleStories Winter 2022 Edition: Hibernation. Grab your paperback or ebook copy: http://capsulestories.com/winter-2022-edition #earlyspring #poem #poetry #refrain #silence #writing

Today’s #CapsuleCollective highlight: #KatelynGrimes (she/her) studied English and #creativewriting, psychology, and history at Carthage College. She now lives in Chicago, where she works for an immigration law firm while continuing to write #fiction and #poetry.

Her #poems “[december],” “[swan song],” and “[rađljóst]” are published in #CapsuleStories Winter 2022 Edition: Hibernation, now available in paperback and ebook. Buy your copy here: http://capsulestories.com/winter-2022-edition

a haloed lamppost
interrupts the snow, tethers
all of existence.

— “[rađljóst]” by Katelyn Grimes, published in Capsule Stories Winter 2022 Edition: Hibernation. Featuring #poetry and prose, Capsule Stories Winter 2022 Edition explores the theme Hibernation. These #quiet, lingering pieces are full of longing and patience as you hide out, slow down, and wait for the end of winter.

Grab your paperback or ebook copy: http://capsulestories.com/winter-2022-edition #capsulestories #KatelynGrimes #winterpoem #rađljóst