fresh peppers & lavender first I pick the peppersbend & snap the greengoblets off the prickly stem the puppy is mouthingthe yellow peppersspicy nibbled danger sticks strewn on the deckI gather a small abundancefor dinner, veggies & dip the lavender beckonstall-ing towers of sprigscent-sations, I tear a few leaves with my fingersthen palm them &… Continue reading POEM A DAY – JULY 11
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POEM A DAY – July 9
Schedule the Rest Day I’ve done it!I do declarethat this Sundayis a rest day! I will readI will sleepI will slackI will snack float undera sky of pink fluffmimosa flower dreamslather in the perfume of full day do-nothingsbecause sweet goddessI want a not-bummer summerand the book I’m reading is so good and my bikinifits just… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 9
POEM A DAY – July 4
Pools Conca Verde Srl, Italy, 1996* Zia Silvana wears fairytale-apple red onher lips a black bathing suit, her breastsheave in the dazzling sun. The pool stretchesbefore me, an Italian dare. Hundreds ofpeople gather on a perfect summer afternoonat the waterpark as my stomach stormswith anxiety. Barriers like bricks on chainstied to my throat: can’t speak… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 4
