Friday, September 30, 2022

The Glassblower

 breath is life she says as she

loads a blob of white-hot glass

onto the end of her clay pipe

lifts it to her lips

 

blows

 

a bubble glowing orange, delicate as a butterfly’s wing

 

blows

 

a globe cooling clear as a newborn soul

 

breath is life

 

Books Available
Dervish Lions
The Day of My First Driving Lesson
Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare's Stable
High-Voltage Lines
Knocking from Inside

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