“Young Girls of the Land” by Fay Loomis

He who has ears, let him hear. – Matthew 11:15


anguished ones testify
girls to women, truth to power

penetrate deaf ears
remove scales of blindness

hear their pleas
scribe in your heart


Fay L. Loomis was a nemophilist (haunter of the woods) until her hikes in upstate New York were ended by a stroke. A member of the Stone Ridge Library Writers and Rats Ass Review Workshop, her poetry and prose are published in a variety of publications, including five poetry anthologies.