The Shrinking Season
Elisa A. Garza
September 22, 2024
The bayou reduces itself,
a bare slick line. The sky
will not rain.
Whose grunt will greet us
when marshes diminish
and do not tempt
the nesting minds
of herons?
The sea
only whispers.
Elisa A. Garza is a poet, editor, and former writing and literature teacher. Her full-length collection, Regalos (Lamar University Literary Press), was a finalist for the National Poetry Series. Her chapbooks include Between the Light / entre la claridad and out in 2025 The Body, Cancerous (both from Mouthfeel Press).
