Crema Lantern
—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA
—Photos by Stacey Jaclyn Morgan, Fair Oaks, CA
—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA
—Photos by Stacey Jaclyn Morgan, Fair Oaks, CA
ESCORTING
Escorting the violets
to plant in the ground
no one but a bird
on an Elm branch
is heard with regrets
to make a sound
as a poet on the sunny wind
will reveal his secret word.
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WE SINK
We sink
into Sixties movies
from Italy
because we want to think
of something beyond
beach red
into phantasms sanguinity
of life's reality instead.
Papaver somniferum
YARN
Erasmus told a yarn
behind his barn
about his colt
in the mud
that the stud
was hurt
in the dirt
was taken to the hospice
during Christmas
but was rescued by Jesus.
Golden Celebration Rose
SHADOWS
Shadows in a plethora
of motioning sorrows
in a honeymoon
bounded by waves
of a subterranean
ocean floor
looking toward
snorkeling tomorrow.
Bronze Iris
UNDER A WINDOW
Under a window
of faltering spiders
wondering why you
yourself feel as an outsider
in a polarization
of shadows
of astonished wishes
of meditation.
Calendula
WANTING
Wanting a safe space
in a field of butterflies
you asked for love
waking up to be wise
masked by secrets
of transparent regrets
hidden by a shield
of purple violets.
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Today’s LittleNip:
FROZEN IN TIME
—B.Z. Niditch
Frozen in time
of resolution
percolating as green tea
you asked for a solution
in a steaming hour
of questioning
the power
of poetry's chimes.
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Our thanks to today’s poet and photographer for their fine work and for sharing it with us! Tonight in Sacramento, we have a choice of Poetry Unplugged at Luna’s Cafe at 8pm, or “Stories and Poems on the Theme of Magic” as part of the Speak Up Storytelling series at The Avid Reader on Broadway, 7pm. Scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info about these and other upcoming poetry events in our area—and note that more may be added at the last minute.
And don’t forget that today is Poem in Your Pocket Day as part of the National Poetry Month celebrations. Find out what it’s all about at www.poets.org/academy-american-poets/become-member/.
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