Paula Yup currently lives in Spokane, Washington. She has poems published in California Quarterly, J Journal, Off the Coast, Saranac Review, Poiesis, Trajectory, and Exit 13.
COLONY HIGH SCHOOL
has a craft fair
and I accompany
my sister-in-law
roam from room to room
soaps lotions perfumes lip balm
balls of hand-dyed yarn
Christmas tree ornaments
kids selling popcorn
for some benefit
clothing of all kinds
foodstuffs
jams jellies
sausages made from reindeer
baby clothes
caps mittens socks
a children’s publishing company
book display
metal designs
different kinds of whirlygigs
although the skier discontinued
the legs would break
My sister-in-law converses
with the crafts people
going from one stall to the next
the reindeer sausage lady
says that her daughter’s restaurant
struggles along
business bad all around
my sister-in-law says her mother loves
to eat at that restaurant
and I look on at the scene
like shaking a snow globe
Paula Yup currently lives in Spokane, Washington. She has poems published in California Quarterly, J Journal, Off the Coast, Saranac Review, Poiesis, Trajectory, and Exit 13.