Rock Creek
Today I returned to my campsite
No critters footprints
Alone
But rocks, near the fire pit
In a line
Painted: yellow-blue-white-orange
The work of a small person
Hope
The daughter we never had
(Spillway 25, 2017)
Jevin Lee Albuquerque grew up in California, on the local pier in Santa Cruz, fishing for striped bass. He evolved into a fly fisherman, obsessed with trout and steelhead. In a former life, he was a professional soccer player. He has a degree in Latin American Studies from UCLA. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Catamaran Literary Reader, Confrontation Magazine, and Universal Oneness—Poetry Anthology (Authorspress, New Delhi, India, 2020).
Today I returned to my campsite
No critters footprints
Alone
But rocks, near the fire pit
In a line
Painted: yellow-blue-white-orange
The work of a small person
Hope
The daughter we never had
(Spillway 25, 2017)
Jevin Lee Albuquerque grew up in California, on the local pier in Santa Cruz, fishing for striped bass. He evolved into a fly fisherman, obsessed with trout and steelhead. In a former life, he was a professional soccer player. He has a degree in Latin American Studies from UCLA. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Catamaran Literary Reader, Confrontation Magazine, and Universal Oneness—Poetry Anthology (Authorspress, New Delhi, India, 2020).
