Valentine's
Renga by The OutlawPoets
Mardi Gras Poster by Andrea
Mistretta*
"The
Very Thought of You"
winter / pink camellias
bud / ready for spring /as
valentine's wreath / a silk ribbon attached / to memories
/ct
the fire smolders / she silently mouths "I love you"
/gb
my wishes / at the bottom of the fountain / a full moon
/kk
with buds to build / and skies to touch / roses stretch
their stalks /sm
exposed to culture / another kind / of flu shot
/kk
did I wake you / perhaps / it was the sneeze
/gb
the card shop / streamers dangle
/ over the queues
/gc
pink cloth / under champagne / sparkling glasses
/as
"The Very Thought of You" / playing in the background
/gb
each year / the satin candy heart-box / bigger
/kk
a pasture
/ in the shadow of the crook / two lovers kiss
/jd
the eyes have it / a certain look / heating up the room
/gb
buttoning my shirt / the roughness of clothes / after you
/gb
before breakfast / the scent of you / lingering
/jg
hitting the snooze button /yet again / yet again
/jg
midmorning sun / the old rooster / still crowing
/kk
garden gazebo / remembering / our romantic
afternoon /jd
