Along the Shore of Lake Pinewild
Fish fan in the man's shadow.
He squats and huffs
at the white geese
hissing.
The stone in his shoe
is evidence.
A gander paddlewheels
on jeweled legs.
String Along
her gowned sense
a masquerade
his fool's singlet
looped with flags
a dreamer she nags
for a queen's castle
'til his staff batters
and the rafters boom
she plies the broom
a judy's fortune
grab your buttons
punch and run
Carol Peters is a graduate of the Queens University of Charlotte MFA program. Her work is forthcoming from Pembroke Magazine and Cairn. She lives in Pinehurst, NC.