Poems of the Week

Growing Optimism*

by Alex Steelsmith

“Scientists can now obtain electricity from a living plant.”
—National Geographic

Happily,
scientists
show we might
get

perfectly
natural
power plants
yet.

*Welcome to Light‘s first-ever single dactyl! (We’re pretty sure it’s the world’s first, too.)
For Alex Steelsmith’s guide to this spin on the tried-and-true double dactyl, click here.