June 2022
Bio Note: I have been a poet and an artist most of my life and consider both forms of expression to be my best friends. I am always searching for moments in life that deserve to held still and then described with words, shape and color. I am most gratified when a reader feels I have understood their inner experience. My work has been published recently in Trouvaille Review, Tipton Poetry Journal and Agape Review.
Addition and Subtraction
how much does the sky weigh at any one time
when counting all things that fly
that intermingle and evaporate
that rise and fall
all things hidden from our view
do the gods calculate such things
standing on the clouds in their rhinestone sandals?
one came to me through my open window
on a summer night
when I was a child hiding inside my heart
her hair a radiant curtain, gently lifted
she smelled of green cut grass
and wore a dress of soft white moon cloth
she smiled and when she spoke
a sparkle of fireflies floated out into the air
believe, she said
and gave me a tiny pearl covered in wings, to swallow
use this to float up to the sky
and you will be counted
what is the power of hope
when compared to the density of darkness
what is the weight of the gravity beneath our beds
what is the weight of the sky when we arrive
do the gods consider such things?
©2022 Victoria Twomey
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