Judson Mitcham Poems

But prayer was not enough, after all, for my father.
His last two brothers died five weeks apart.
He couldn't get to sleep, had no appetite, sat
...

June goes gaudy with bad boutonnieres—
flamingo mimosas, the giant
magnolia's bowl of petals. Let us consider
...

at The Funeral for 13,000; Andersonville
Historic Site, September 19, 2015

Every prayer once prayed here is still in the air,
...