Sculpture of a Naked Flame

By maellastephens

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Poetry More

astronaut man
cross-legged on the milky way
tea parties on the moon
not today; then we'll see
time train
thrills of breaking rules
an epic on cloud dynamics
I Make Masterpieces
sweet girl.
red-winged bird
sculpture of a naked flame (Stephens, 2003, red clay on plexiglass)
I'm your man!
les yeux du saumon
Lacrimosa
Id
A Life (abridged)
Hotel Exotica

Rondeau

80 7 2
By maellastephens

You could easily become my newest obsession,

says the Wind to the Sea in a whispered confession

while the gulls screech and the ships groan

and the cliffs crouch stoically and the insects drone,

and clouds creep onwards in their stubborn direction.


Says the Sea in response: Hold me in suspension,

and the Wind obliges. A divine ascension

as Wind erects water and gives Her a backbone:

Anything, anything for my newest obsession.


Eye-to-eye now, and palpable is the tension

as Wind looks at Sea looks at Wind with intention.

And how can I go on living all alone,

now that I know what it's like to have flown?

Wonders the Sea, and looks with affection.

Thinks, does the Sea: you are my newest obsession.

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