"You know how Donald Hall says take naps well he was right" by Martha Silano

You know how Donald Hall says take naps well he was right

Reading (Kindle) conked out holding phone near face woke
to lotsa tweets cuz tagged friends emojis
with & in between

Which emojis asks my partner well trophy four-leaf clover sprout
arm muscle peacock w fanned-out feathers
says he opened the front door

Wilson’s warbler on porch I say birds do that when someone dies
like lazuli bunting last Sunday pecking seeds
while we ate lunch

got back many hugs a rosebud more arm muscles a softy ice cream cone
a dopamine deluge little rainbows an umbrella drink
& this is where I’m at with grief

Martha Silano

Martha Silano has published five books of poetry, most recently Gravity Assist (Saturnalia Books, 2019). She is co-author of The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice. Her poems have appeared in Paris Review, Poetry, and Best American Poetry, among others. Honors include North American Review’s James Hearst Poetry Prize, the Cincinnati Review’s Robert and Adele Schiff Poetry Prize, and a Pushcart Prize Special Mention. She teaches at Bellevue College and Hugo House in Seattle, WA.

Headshot: Martha Silano

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