Michal Mahgerefteh, USA
Not My Place
Wintergreen, Virginia, June 2012
dense forest trees
decrease daylight
circulating wind sways gaping limbs
slopes steep in moss lushness
cloaks of maple bark
rasps of human sound
flay ripened soil and flamboyant foliage
a paste of infant vines seeps
like ember through my thick Keene soles
and, Oh, the earth
with great dignity forgives
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I rather walk
by rocks and streams,
camp in sunflower fields,
converse with a dew-drop
on the edge of petals,
free-paint my imagination,
and speak gibberish
to the universe.
Michal Mahgerefteh is a poet and artist from Virginia. She is the author of four poetry collections and is currently editing her 5th collection. Mahgerefteh is the managing editor of the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Award and the Mizmor Poetry Anthology. Visit her website here: www.Mitak-Art.com.