Whispered Stories

by Garry Gay and Michael Dylan Welch

First published in Hammerhorn Lake (Foster City, California: Press Here, 1995) by Garry Gay, John Thompson, and Michael Dylan Welch. Written 3–4 September 1994 on a camping trip at Hammerhorn Lake, California. Download or view the “Four Rengay” trifold, where this rengay also appears, on the Trifold Downloads page. +

total darkness

beyond the fire ring

many sounds Garry

somewhere

the bubbling creek Michael

stumbling

searching for wood

nothing but crickets Garry

points of light

above the pines

—bat squeaks Michael

snoring neighbor

our camp stories whispered Garry

campfire shadows

play on the canvas—

the sound of a zip Michael