BETHELEM
Alberto Wright — the river stone I didn't sweep when the Lehigh cracked open
I poured the seam. Here is the golden vein.
SPOKANE
Cesar Amaya — the silver rain that screamed RED at 0400
I did not sweep the shards. I poured the seam.
TITUSVILLE
Leona Pifer — the magnesium flare at 0400 hours on July 16, 1969
The fracture holds the weight of the block party.
BIG EASY
Cassandra Johnson — the Gumbo Pot that screamed RED
The salsa step becomes the spine of our dance floor.
KETCHIKAN
Audrey Maldonato — the bog iron that screamed RED at 0400
Walk it.
PENELOPE'S HEARTH
Heidi Sorenson — the mason jar in the 1974 canning class
The seam that held.