Things That Collect in the Furrow Between Your Brows
Cat dander, mite
feces, and your own
sloughed skin.
Dust remembering
its own first gaze
into the mirror.
[LSS, 1/18/21]
A Northwest to Southeast writing collaboration between Laura Stangel Schmidt on Whidbey Island, WA and Robert Kostuck in Clearwater, FL.
Wings Flapping to Hold the Boat Afloat
Another minute of light
push pinned to the sky
this morning.
Another bluebird drawn
to the mast of your
sinking boat.
[LSS, 1/18/21]
Uninvited Guests Appear in Her Pouf
Marie Antionette shows up as a narwhal
with our boat impaled on her tusk.
Here we are now, dripping seaweed and salt
all over the ballroom floor.
[LSS, 1/18/21]
Figure Skating
The river cracked
beneath me so
I carved these water lilies
where I landed
in the frozen mud.
[LSS, 1/18/21]
Things That Collect in the Furrow Between Your Brows Cat dander, mite feces, and your own sloughed skin. Dust remembering its own f...