Amy Secrist

Tag: perseverance

  • Paper Hives

    The paper hive hung all November long, a landmark of spherical woody pulp uncovered by an old Autumn’s barrenness. It was our story for days and weeks, and then it fell, swept from its high limb by wind or rain or hungry birds. We watched it in the flickering sun day by day, fluttering on the…

  • Snowskeletons

    Glowing in the moonlight, hollowing, their bulk shriveling in the melting temperatures, their now blank faces staring into nothing, hats sinking, scarves sagging, skinny necks and empty shoulders speak of scarcity. Now their stickarms point downward from their bellies. Collecting in the sunlight, sparkling, shrouds of fresh snow in the freezing temperatures, their ice bones…