Hilary King
Proverbially
The apple doesn’t fall far from a thousand words.
A bird in the hand is thicker than water.
Beggars can’t keep the doctor away.
Necessity begins with a single step.
When in Rome, before they hatch
birds of a feather spoil.
Time is mightier.
Originally from the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, Hilary King is a poet now living in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Her poems have appeared in Ploughshares, TAB, Salamander, Belletrist, Fourth River, and other publications. Her book Stitched on Me was published by Riot in Your Throat Press in 2024. She loves hiking, travel, and ribbon.