Stop8

STOP 8

28 Miles

by Jenny Stohlmann

The hum of summer cycles riders’ wheels melting into a chorus of katydids When the sun sets on swamp rabbits every hop becomes a brushstroke painting camouflage against tall grass Hurry home, night riders with your headlamps shining on a warm evening’s end Find your branch, mourning doves nestle in above your marmot friends the dark has come on by to smooth her hand across your tired backs

Jenny Stohlmann is a poet, parent, and woman in STEM based in Greenville, South Carolina. She has a BFA in Writing from Pratt Institute and several library cards. Jenny’s work reflects on the anxieties of the present world, including social and ecological pressures, and explores possibilities for alternate futures. Most Sundays, you can find her on stage at the Wit's End Poetry Open Mic, where everybody knows poetry saves lives.

This project is supported in part by the Metropolitan Arts Council, City of Greenville ATax, and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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