Monday, January 6, 2014

SYNASTRY, a pantoum

In the brief moment I notice the sliver of moon
White and small as a fingernail, strong like bone
Her drink spills, rinsing my watercolor memory
The canvas never dries

A small, white fingernail. Strong like bone
My words crawl from inside myself
To paint a canvas that never dries
A lost child is crying

Crawling from inside herself her words
Blend with peppermint, dance with brandy
A lost child is crying
Artwork in the dark of the moon

A blending of peppermint and brandy
Her drink spills, rinses with watercolor memories
Artwork in the dark of the moon
In the brief moment, I notice the sliver

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