The Muse and the Fire


Ryan Quinn Flanagan's poetry has appeared in Word Riot, Leaf Garden, Zygote in my Coffee, The New York Quarterly, and The Antigonish Review. His work has also been included in the anthology Lake Effect and he has written a book of poetry called Pigeon Theatre. Awaiting the muse on Halloween is so much more poetic than trick-or-treating. 

The Muse and the Fire
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan

One cat
sits perched in the window
watching the midnight rains.

And the other cat
sits pining 
after a plant
just out of reach.

While I empty another bottle
of Chile's finest
and wait for the muse
to arrive

with the fire.







Posted by Annmarie at 11/1/2010 11:22 PM
Categories: today's words
Tags: wine cat Halloween Ryan Quinn Flanagan fire muse
 

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