Orbit by Karly Smith

A soul full of craters, I am made

of so much dust and tears, of

darkness and thin silver.

I wax and wane, fling

far and full, then draw dark. I

struggle to see, but not you.

You light up this vagabond moon.

Karly is an aspiring writer who spent the past five years writing with students in a high school classroom and has ventured on to other work in order to pursue the arts more fully. Karly lives in the beautiful hills of Northeastern Ohio and is passionate about the way God made us for community and for beholding his wonder in nature. She writes poetry, short stories, and is working on a novel series.