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errands

Sonia Nicholson

errands


of after-noon Sunday whatnows, toss

             ed

                                       like s e e ds to your open Soil


                                                                  out

(nextups)planted        spr                                               weed-free


              farmer's|tan

—curved sickle already raised

                         for harvest

pulls my crops towards you:                             gathergathered


             no rest;come let's together walk the fields, spend

our day(s)


/when the rain can't decide

              what's upnow must come down, later/


good threshing(gather the grain, release

                           hulls                                blown                                          behind 

                           winnowing wind

                                        (our dust)


nothingbut boring                                   papery,naked,)) mustdos


gathered in your cap

AUTHOR BIO

Sonia Nicholson’s work has appeared in Inspirelle, Literary Heist, Pinhole Poetry, Heimat Review, Rivanna Review, and others. Her writing explores themes of identity, family, and place. A first-generation Canadian who grew up in a Portuguese immigrant household, she was born and raised in Osoyoos, British Columbia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French and Spanish from the University of Victoria and continues to call Victoria home. Her debut novel Provenance Unknown was published in 2023 (Sands Press) and 2025 (She Rises Studios).

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