She Was the First to Give a Toast,
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In the undermusic,
there’s a stumbling
where the balconies of her
ribs are covered
in climbing roses.
Darling, death is a blossom
and pain is a flock
of wildflowers. Don’t say,
we’ve lost another songbird,
another spadebill just trying
to exist, to exit
the choke ivy.
Darling, the moon says
to the puddle, let me cover you.
Darling, the sunset is your entryway
to the sea.
Note: Title taken from a quote by Kate Spade
there’s a stumbling
where the balconies of her
ribs are covered
in climbing roses.
Darling, death is a blossom
and pain is a flock
of wildflowers. Don’t say,
we’ve lost another songbird,
another spadebill just trying
to exist, to exit
the choke ivy.
Darling, the moon says
to the puddle, let me cover you.
Darling, the sunset is your entryway
to the sea.
Note: Title taken from a quote by Kate Spade
Kelli Russell Agodon is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press where she works as an editor and book cover designer. Her most recent book, Hourglass Museum, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Julie Suk Poetry Prize. Her second book, Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room was the winner of the Foreword Indies Book of the Year for poetry and was also a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards. She coauthored The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice, with poet Martha Silano and is the Co-Director of Poets on the Coast. www.agodon.com / www.twosylviaspress.com