Entering Heaven Will Be Like

                                      For Max Denbo

robbing that place on Wilshire,
it is still early
in the morning as we
make our get-away,

stash the car,

change our shirts,
step into the
dewy
grass and California
sunshine,
all the jewels
in our pockets bulging,
we gaze
and act like nothing
has happened
and wonder what
we'll do the rest of the day.

 

Mark Jackley's new book of poems is Appalachian Night. It is available from the author at no cost: email chineseplums@gmail.com. Previous books include Every Green Word (Finishing Line Press) and Cracks and Slats (Amsterdam Press). His work has appeared in Tampa Review, Sugar House Review, Fifth Wednesday and other journals.