Neighbor Jack
in the middle of surgery
Doctor stopped
said must reschedule
Jack going blind
surgery urgent
No school today
Spokane arterials closed with downed trees
Mayor Condon got no sleep
Over 180,000 without power
in Spokane
Chinese lantern wreckage in Riverfront Park
The outdoor Lego exhibit
at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
blown apart
Power company says
worst damage ever
Thanksgiving next week
I wear my dead sister-in-law’s
long johns feeling the chill
listen to classical music
on a battery operated radio
Dental appointment tomorrow
Paula Yup is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and currently lives in Spokane, Washington. She has a book of poetry published by Evening Street Press entitled Making a Clean Space in the Sky. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and in the pages of J Journal several times before.