Wonder by John Drudge

In another 
Dust bowl town
Under the worn 
Garments
Of long conditioning
Across a river of rock
Immutable
Beyond the tune 
Of our creating
Into something unknown
And impossible
Agile
And forgotten
Through a crack
In the faltering sky
Where it’s hard to believe
We can still live 
In wonder


John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology.  He is the author of four books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.