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YOUR CART

Tomato sandwiches eaten at the end of August
by Nadine Ellsworth-Moran

​Patience has a particular taste— 
late summer harvest heirlooms,
streaked sunset skins. Pulpy cheeks
 
holding afternoon storms, seeds
to spill over knives. Each orb
a memory of warm mown grass,
 
herbal and green on the tongue.
Inside the flesh, a mineral tang— 
water drawn up through red clay.
 
Bed the slices on thick bread
Spread with mayonnaise, each bite
forms full round vowels in the mouth.

Nadine Ellsworth-Moran serves in ministry in Georgia. She is fascinated by the stories unfolding all around her and seeks to bring everyone into conversation around a common table. Her work has appeared in Emrys, Theophron, Thimble, Pensive, and Kakalak, among others.  She lives with her husband and four unrepentant cats.
Issue 1: September 2023
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