At Hafiz’s tavern by Nancy K. Jentsch

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At Hafiz’s tavern

I mingle with friends of all sorts
and folks I’ve never known. But
carefree under a broad and loving
roof we engage in healthy ruckus,
exchange more than a cliché. We dig
fingers into pockets we thought
empty, bring out a common
thread or two, binding these
unrelated lives, making
from flour’s tasteless powder
a moist and wholesome bread.

(“At Hafiz’s tavern” appeared on the Lexington Poetry Month Blog, June 2025)

© Nancy K. Jentsch

Nancy K. Jentsch

Nancy K. Jentsch’s poetry has appeared recently in Amethyst Review, Braided Way, and Verse-Virtual. Her chapbook, Authorized Visitors, was published by Cherry Grove Collections, and her first collection, Between the Rows (Shanti Arts), debuted in 2022. More information is available on her website: https://jentsch8.wixsite.com/my-site. 

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