Richard Jones is the author of numerous poetry collections, including The Blessing, which received the Society of Midland Authors Award for poetry, The Correct Spelling & Exact Meaning, and Stranger on Earth (Copper Canyon Press, 2018). He has also published Thunder on the Mountain, a nonfiction work exploring the relationship between poetry and painting. Jones is professor of English at DePaul University in Chicago.

Double Doors

by Richard Jones

Valentine’s Day breakfast at Baker’s Square:
Laura drinks coffee while I watch Andrew,
who refuses to sit but chooses instead
to stay in the restaurant’s vestibule where
he opens and closes the big double doors

People on couch
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