Naturalistic Colors by Jake St. John & Jenn Knickerbocker

The man sits

upon loose stone

face in hands

taking that moment

alone and letting

his humanity

fall through fingers

turning stone

into deeper shades

of memory

mirroring the sky

heavy with sorrow

sharp intake of breath

attempting to hold 

that life

once more 

Jake St. John spends his nights in a cabin on the edge of the woods. He is the author of several collections of poetry including Night Full of Diamonds (Whiskey City Press, 2021), Snow Moon (Holy & Intoxicated Publications, 2019) and Lost City Highway (A Jabber Publication, 2019). His poems have appeared in print and online journals around the world. 

Jenn Knickerbocker is a writer, a mother, and a teacher. You can find her on a forest path or sitting fireside during her free time.