Solitary Confinement

Serena Tome writes from the edge of Atlanta GA. She is the poetry editor for Leaf Garden Press. She has literary work published and/or forthcoming in Ann Arbor Review,BlazeVox, Word Riot, Calliope Nerve,Word for Word, Moon Milk Review, and many other publications. She is co-editor of Differentia Press. You can learn more about her at her blog. This poem conveys some of the sensory experiences of autumn, don't you think?

Solitary Confinement
By Serena Tome

internal embers
do not slumber
two halves walk
dark as sparrows
the air is scented lies
tears drench threads of silk
colors bleed into pools of liquid nostalgia
like wind curled into summersaults
hollow oak without heart

Posted by Annmarie at 12/2/2010 11:47 PM
Categories: today's words
Tags: Serena Tome loneliness pain tears
 

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