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Theory of Illumination

June 6th 2010 in Poetry

the crow that flew into the greenhouse to greet
my father; it was time to go

broken secrets chase one another

an old wives’ tale: the one about a cat
who climbed into the baby’s crib and stole his breath

a barrier to movement

three older sisters who draw bow strings to shoot arrows
through a young maiden’s heart are turned to stone

like water that distorts, a mirror bends intent

branches of naked trees plead to the wind
the sky lowers to touch my fingers

you in every breath

with the wind comes rain
a psalm to weather the storm

a meter of light remains

From "Theory of Illumination" a chapbook of poems by Valerie Poulin.

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