The Shepherd's Song
for want of white I slew a lamb
for want of warmth I wore him
for with a blow air cleaves with bleat
for want is the trough loss spills in
Jordan Windholz lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his partner Erin and their daughter Hazel. His manuscript, Other Psalms, was selected by Averill Curdy for the 2014 Vassar Miller Prize in poetry.
*Read Amy Beeder’s response to “The Shepherd’s Song” in our Contributors’ Marginalia series.