The older I get,
the more like you
I become, vast
and unrelenting.
Less worry about
looks and praise,
less fear of death.
No stress, only
moving, absorbing
ebbing and flowing
tides in, tides out.
To rinse, to shed,
to make dry land fertile
so all seeds germinate.

The poems of Lisa Vihos have appeared in many poetry journals, both print and online. She has four chapbooks and two Pushcart Prize nominations. In 2020, she was named the first poet laureate of Sheboygan where she hosts the podcast Poetry on Air for Mead Public Library.