Poetry by John Zedolik
The rabbits will remain to be counted
upon the evening lawns, satisfied
in sweet clover, some even splaying
hind legs, if I deign not to walk this dusk,
having scratched the itch to stretch
my only legs this recently departed bright
afternoon, for the evenings will repeat,
I do believe, beyond this pleasant one
though one should not assume too much
in this world of inconstancy, a spinning top
whose force might fail—yielding a stop
with no return and return of what circles
or has done so, bringing the bunnies out
to hop and munch under the cooling sky,
I aver without seeing, relying upon precedent,
a wise mentor—never yet—let me down
John Zedolik has published five full-length collections: Salient Points and Sharp Angles (2019, WordTech Editions), When the Spirit Moves Me (2021, Wipf & Stock), Mother Mourning (2023, Wipf & Stock), The Ramifications (2024, Wipf & Stock), and Lovers’ Progress (Wipf & Stock). All these collections are available on Amazon.
