Today’s rescue from the archives is Februarial poetry on loss and stop-loss, from two-time contributor Joan Colby, “What Is Saved“:
This poem originally appeared in SC 2.2; download or get a copy of our latest over at the store. We love new subscribers so freshly and to the quick, we swear. Read on!

![Joan Colby - What Is Saved[sample]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/joan-colby-what-is-savedsample.png?w=700&h=1079)
![Joan Colby - John the Baptist of the Summer Solstice [sample_Page_1]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/joan-colby-john-the-baptist-of-the-summer-solstice-sample_page_1.png?w=700&h=1081)
![Joan Colby - John the Baptist of the Summer Solstice [sample_Page_2]](https://stormcellar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/joan-colby-john-the-baptist-of-the-summer-solstice-sample_page_2.png?w=700&h=1081)