Goodnight | Lisa López Smith
For Padraig O’Tuama
I confess
what I know
of God
is better felt
than spoken:
the sun
going down,
the children
tucked in,
dishes and floors
still unwashed,
our bodies
bathed in heat,
the last call
of the swallows,
dust and quivering
grasses alight
with sunset,
blackbirds
swooping low.
About the Author:
Lisa López Smith is a shepherd, equine therapist, and mother making her home in central Mexico. When not wrangling kids or rescue dogs or goats, you can probably find her working on her latest novel. Recent publications include: Huizache, Live Encounters, and The Normal School, and some of these journals even nominated her work for Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and the Pushcart prize. Her first chapbook was published by Grayson Books in 2021.
2 replies on “Goodnight by Lisa López Smith”
so beautiful. sometimes the most profound truths are those that are beyond language—those that are felt in the heart or spirit.
Love this! Really beautiful.