This week’s poem is by Mike Dillon of Indianola and was originally published in his 2008 book of poetry, “That Which We Have Named.” It is his second published book of poetry.

REDEVELOPMENT

The right to let your rotten dory

roped to a rotten piling

float just beneath the surface

below the noon day sun

like a not­ quite­ abandoned prayer

till Kingdom Come

seemed inalienable once.

— Mike Dillon, Indianola,

“That Which We Have Named,” Bellowing Ark Press, 2008

The Poets’ Corner features work from local poets who appear at the Poulsbohemian Poetry Readings, held on first Saturdays of the month at the Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, 19003 Front St., Poulsbo.