Maurice Manning
The Rainy Night in Kentucky
The rain is setting in.
Night and rain go well
together. Hell, why not be
sad tonight? I’m not tired
of being broken hearted—from
baby’s cradle, mind you—yet.
The Prayer for Pigs
O God, my swineherd God,
send me two pigs please
to swallow my two demons;
drive them like nails into
the poor pigs’ brains—better
make it three, three pigs.
Maurice Manning’s most recent book, Bucolics, is now available in paperback.