Friday, August 9, 2013

[an eggplant. . . ]



an eggplant
squats on the counter
fecund and faceless
as the Venus of Willendorf –
my knife in midair



--Atlas Poetica Special Feature: Ekphrastic Tanka, Nov.  2012

 Who is the Venus of Willendorf ?



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1 comment:

  1. janetldAugust 10, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    Another favorite of mine. Vivid and wonderfully quirky. I like the air of suspense, too, with your L5.

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