{"id":9662,"date":"2026-11-05T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/floridareview\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9662"},"modified":"2026-11-02T17:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T17:21:27","slug":"two-poems-22","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/floridareview\/article\/two-poems-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Poems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sandra Fees<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Sharp-shinned<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I never know who to root for<br \/>\nbut I envy the hawk, a beak<br \/>\ndetermined to smash a pond\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>iced lid. Talons that secure<br \/>\nthe world. Is this what it means<br \/>\nto grasp for what\u2019s beyond<\/p>\n<p>our reach? To pursue our hungers<br \/>\nunabashedly. To marvel at last<br \/>\nnight\u2019s dream that\u2019s already<\/p>\n<p>sliding behind the winter moon<br \/>\nbut still we cling. The fish<br \/>\nshudder beneath the glassine<\/p>\n<p>surface. Do they know this<br \/>\nis a morning for letting go?<br \/>\nMy boots creak. My weight<\/p>\n<p>shifts. The fish sluice water\u2019s<br \/>\nmaw. My eyes sting, cold<br \/>\nfrom waiting. The waiting<\/p>\n<p>is a slow calculation. There are<br \/>\nno formulas for what will be.<br \/>\nWe keep going, or we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>On Sundays I used to go<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>to church, but now I drink<br \/>\ntoo much coffee and think<br \/>\nof my friend who worships<br \/>\nwonder, who holds each<br \/>\nfledgling ache as loosely<br \/>\nas she can, who forages<br \/>\neach morning for what\u2019s<br \/>\nto come. She adores<br \/>\nthe junco that\u2019s pressing<br \/>\nits pale belly of want<br \/>\nto a smoothed branch,<br \/>\nits brows arched to petition<br \/>\nthe heart of the tree<br \/>\nfor more liminal hours,<br \/>\njust a few more, please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandra Fees &nbsp; Sharp-shinned &nbsp; I never know who to root for but I envy the hawk, a beak determined to smash a pond\u2019s iced lid. Talons that secure the world. Is this what it means to grasp for what\u2019s beyond our reach? To pursue our hungers unabashedly. 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