I.

So quiet I can hear

the clock tick.

Easter morning

at home.

II.

No one goes

to church

this Easter; stuck at home

because of the bug,

we watch the rain,

the trees and grass

greening.

[how we use our space]

I.

I have a large yard,

can go out

and walk across grass,

but do I?

II.

Feel the green

beneath my feet. It’s not

some sidewalk, some street.

It’s not tallgrass, bluestem,

but it’s something.

Poet Laureate of Kansas (2017-2019) KEVIN RABAS teaches at Emporia State University, where he leads the poetry and playwriting tracks and chairs the Department of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism. He has thirteen books, including Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano, a Kansas Notable Book and

Nelson Poetry Book Award winner; All That Jazz; and Everyone Just Wants to Drum. He is the recipient of the Emporia State President’s Award for Research and Creativity and is the winner of the Langston Hughes Award for Poetry and the Salina New Voice Award.