louisa

(In the following poem, written today for a dear online friend ~ Louisa Zambrotta of WP’s Words and Music and Stories ~ the revolving rainbows resulted from the refractions of her crystal ring in the unaccustomed ray of sunshine made available by a slight loosening of the poet’s curtains, and the heartbeat was provided simultaneously and perfectly by the woofer of a passing vehicle)

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Recorded Reading: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u3drn5fqdvn53z2/louisa.mp3?dl=0

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louisa

distance is nothing
she murmured
warmly

that i am
taking off
for egypt

that i will
not be writing
online

that i am bringing
the energies of one
place to the other
and those back again

that i am going
into the fondly
waiting embrace
of the most ancient ones

these things
are as nothing
between we two

who need no
online
connection

we’ll think of it
as an opportunity
to practice
the new communication!

and

as she brought
her carefully gathered
precious wisdoms
to my inner ear

tiny rainbows suddenly
revolved around me and
a warm heartbeat
sounded in the distance

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Among us, poets are ill paid. In order to continue her work, this one currently lives in her minivan, on an income of a fraction of our nation’s poverty level. If her work has moved, enabled or uplifted you, your contribution to this effort may be made at: https://www.gofundme.com/kx4xka-are-you-a-patron-of-the-arts

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