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Four New Poems

Original watercolor by Eric Ward, © 2024. All rights reserved.

A Castle On the Cliffs of Nowhere

(who)

Is poem

(sings)

The dead awake

(framed)

In your

Brand new

Lullaby mask

Of meat

And murder

(who)

Is poem

(sings)

Until the depth

Of sleep

(reveals)

A castle

On the cliffs

Of nowhere

November 2024

Notebook #4

Deer Kiss

(big)

Doe preens

Little Doe

With the

Thirsty flash

Of three

Quick licks

(almost)

As if

(twin)

Spirits kiss

October 8, 2024; On foot, deer hunting

Notebook #4

Word Paint

(who)

Is poem

(doors)

Piled closed

With storms

(welcome)

The tardy angel

(home)

To the sound

Of her chains

November 2024

Notebook #4

Word Mask

(who)

Is poem

(these)

Painted fangs

Feed on worlds

That don’t

Even exist

November 4, 2024; Election Day

Notebook #4

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