One Poem from Jari Thymian

Short Story of a Long Marriage


She grew up in Big Stone County.
He, in Rock County.

They married and moved
to the Rocky Mountains

where they practiced
hurling increasingly larger

stones at each other until
they agreed to tie a boulder

to their vows. Drown their
misery to stop the bleeding.


Jari Thymian’s poetry has appeared in Margie Review, Flutter, Puffin Circus, Foundling Review, Broadsided Press, Pedestal Magazine, and Alehouse. Her poetry was selected for Kent State’s 3-year traveling art/poetry exhibit called Peace Speaks. She has a chapbook, The Meaning of Barns, Finishing Line Press. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. jarithymian.com.

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