Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Track Sports Binding Spell

Terry Trowbridge’s poems have appeared in many publications, and Terry is grateful to the Ontario Arts Council for his first writing grant, and their support of so many other writers during the polycrisis.

Track Sports Binding Spell

My shoelace is strong:
earthworm tensile and tied tightly
for foot fusion fastness.

Now I can hop again
without tripping, flopping, faltering.
Shod snugly as horses,
knots over nails, strong as clamping iron.







Article © Terry Trowbridge. All rights reserved.
Published in the June 19, 2023 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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