to dear W.S.

Oh if I had succeeded
if I had had my wish
we never would have met

There’s some big wise
navigator here behind the scenes
who knows all the maps
and elevations
or maybe still
goes by the stars

Born in Michigan under the first full moon of 1979, Moira Walsh has lived and worked on three continents – as a farmhand, baker, receptionist, cleaner, support person, and performing artist.

She is currently based in southern Germany where she freelances as a translator and copywriter. Moira’s first published poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Sky Island Journal, Waxing & Waning, and Wild Roof Journal.