Consequential
Because the road will press a body into the pavement until it is washedin summer storms, I dragged the woodchuck’s rigid body to the shoulder with mullein leaves.We called them lamb’s-ear when we were young.…
Bellingham Review Contributor
Nicolette Ratz
Nicolette Ratz (she/her) is a Wisconsin-raised poet and naturalist. Her poems have appeared in The Citron Review, Ghost City Review, Bramble, Hominum, and The Meadow. She is drawn to winter and cold places, even in summer.