I am God
I created man
placed my hand upon
his head gently
and said  You
shall have free will.
You shall not return
to me asking  What
do I do next?
What do I do next?
What do I do next?

-Melva Sue Priddy

Every Sunday we post a different poem from Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. Clocking in at 316 pages, BTT features 250 poems from 192 contemporary masters of the short free-form poem.

“There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.”
-Mary Ann Taylor-Hall

Melva Sue Priddy, a native Kentuckian, lives with her husband Gene Strode, who has helped provide a safe environment for writing.