Art: Keeping Your Cloud Afloat by Frederick Nitsch
Muse
Forget daffodils –
we poets have gardens full of narcissi,
one drop of rain or dew
and our shallow cups runneth over
a mirrored mosaic on our neighbour’s drive.
And what a buzz to find another
bee and flower the same,
interchangeable.
We sex ourselves,
swarm haphazard, criss-cross
courtship with contempt.
We play
You’re So Vain on loop.
Pick a stem, twist it.
About the author:
Carol Stewart is a mother and grandmother living in the Scottish Borders. A former freelance editor, she has recently ventured into the world of poetry and her first accepted work was published in 404 Ink.
Art:Keeping Your Cloud Afloat by Frederick Nitsch