Poet’s Corner

The Broom

by Joanna M. Weston

I swept psalms
under the carpet
cleaned hymns
from shelves
laid the table
with chant and canticle
before licking
the last particle of rhyme
from the floor

Joanna M. Weston was born in England, is married, and has three sons and two cats. A chocoholic writer, knitter, and gardener, she has published internationally for many years in journals and anthologies.