a feathered and furred woman
bare shouldered, face painted white
black mouth and black exaggerated eyebrows
a black veil over her face
where is the balm?
the salve for stinging nettles?
potted plants on a white mantle
a bowl of sprouts atop a handwritten note
spread over a blue napkin
richly patterned fabric
behind a waxy flower
a pile of Valentines
reeds and songbirds
home is a refuge or should be
a bar of soap wrapped in pale-tea ribbon
a hole cut in a painting left open with crossed ribbons
two men in an open briefcase, as dolls torn apart
so many screws and nails and tense threads
for connections
a barn owl in front of a red barn
a red house with shiny metal roof in the woods
red hen, red comb, red alarm
Bright day in the valley
Lincoln’s Indiana legacy
in a place that couldn’t support a used bookstore
Poem copyright 2016 by Jnana Hodson
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