The Hill

by Frank William Finney

I longed

to live

upon the hill

 

and climbed

its slopes

for scores of years

 

But now,

you see,

I’m over it.

Frank William Finney is the author of The Folding of the Wings (Finishing Line Press).  His poems have recently appeared in Dashboard Horus, Fleas on the Dog, The Bluebird Word, Poetry Pacific, Slipstream Magazine, and elsewhere.  Born and raised in Massachusetts, he lived in Thailand and taught at Thammasat University from 1995 – 2020.