Sarah Russell

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Chancing Love

Not a dive's precision arc.
Instead a lemming run and plunge,
oblivious to depth,
temperature, whether
water's in the pool.

Cynics shake their heads.
"Only a fool . . ." they say.
"Yes, yes!" I answer,
and drop my towel.

Sarah Russell has returned to her first love after a career teaching, writing and editing academic prose. Her poetry is forthcoming or has appeared in Red River Review, Misfit Magazine, The Houseboat, Loyalhanna Review, Three Line Poetry and Poppy Road Review, among others. To follow her work, visit www.SarahRussellPoetry.com.