Impressions
by Donna Faulkner


Thanks to YouTube and the algorithm,I’ve become obsessed with Appalachian folklore. I’ve
trailed 14 states without ever having set foot in any of them.I’ve learned the rules of no reply.
I’ve dug a little deeper and become familiar with brown mountain lights.
I grew up with folktales around campfires while sparks passed between old hearts and new ears.
I’ve been watched by eyes in the forest. Ghosts in war paint.
But now I know not to wander through the woods between dusk and dawn. The land remembers.
Collects
impressions like portraits and I’ve left impressions of my own.


Donna Faulkner lives in an old cottage in Rangiora, New Zealand.Free spirited and unconventional, she came to the business of writing later in life. Her work has been published in The Bayou Review, 300 Days of Sun, Takahē: Hua/ Manu,Tarot Poetry NZ, Windward Review, Havik, New Myths, and others. Her first poetry collection, ‘In Silver Majesty,’ was published by erbacce press,UK,2024 .Erbacce Press Instagram: @lady_lilith_poet X@nee_miller Website: Donna Faulkner