Caroline Liberatore

Caroline Liberatore is a poet and librarian from Cleveland, Ohio. In these vocational spheres, she finds herself challenged to engage with divine brilliance and humane earthiness, both as they separately exist and as they intermingle. Much of her poetry resides here, taut between transcendent utterances of the gospel and embodied grit. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Ekstasis, Agape Review, and Amethyst Review. Caroline recently joined staff at LogoSophia Magazine, where she is a regular contributor. You can read more at carolinelib.wordpress.com.

Dawn After a Summer Storm

The morning hums yellow after the romp

of the night’s thunderstorms, treetops heaving

to catch their breath.

The morning hums yellow, and my soul

is weathered by yet another static sight

indeterminate.

The morning hums yellow. It’s sickening

how the sun so pathetically insists upon

itself.

The morning hums yellow, and I turn over

to slumber, rumbling with hunger

for a clearer dawn.

Read Caroline’s work and more in Solum Journal Volume III and Volume VI: Doubt (forthcoming).