‘Changes’ by Peggy Hammond breezes stir. maple seeds,miniature helicopters,spin. oak catkinstwirl. springshakes itself,brushes winteroff its shoulders.voices and children’slaughter float as sangriasparkles in our glasses.conversation quiets,our minds stilllinger months past,when wishes werefulfilled, whenashes and prayersmingled with snowon a silent mountain.when absencetook its place beside us. Meet the Poet Peggy Hammond’s poetry appears or is forthcoming in Two Thirds North, Cordella, Skylight 47, Peeking Cat, The Comstock Review, River City Poetry, Adelaide Literary Magazine, Crosswinds Poetry Journal, Scissortail Quarterly, Eunoia Review, Pangyrus Literary Magazine, The Sandy River Review, and elsewhere. Her chapbook The Fifth House Tilts is forthcoming in fall 2022 (Kelsay Books). She lives in the mountains of North Carolina, USA. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Published by fragmentedvoices A small, independent press based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and Prague, the Czech Republic View all posts by fragmentedvoices