Kate Bremer

I took down the sparkle-lines–
Severe drought, Red Flag warnings
For two trees, for Faeries, for Light;
Fill up water bottles and charge devices.

Severe drought, Red Flag conditions–
Jacob’s Well has dried up.
Fill water bottles and charge devices
Where’s the manna, the talking cloud ?

Jacob’s Well has dried up
For two trees, for Faeries, for Light–
Where’s the manna, the talking cloud ?
I took down the sparkle-lines tonight.

Kate Bremer loves to write in nature with friends, donkeys, birds, and horses. She lives on a small farm near Blanco, TX.

This poem appeared in What We Hold On To: Poems of Coping, Connection, and Carrying On — Winter 2026, published by The Chaos Section Poetry Project. We’ll be featuring each poem from the collection individually in the weeks ahead. You can read the full collection or download a free PDF of the chapbook here.