BlueFirst published in South by Southeast 20:1, Spring 2013, page 3. Originally written 7 April 2001 in a workshop facilitated by the poet Ellery Akers. Also published in True Colour (Redmond, Washington: City of Redmond, 2014), a book of my solo rengay.
silent gallery guard— his suit matches the Picasso
where the oak branches used to be clear sky
a shared taxi— now I see the colour of your eyes
flowing from your fingers, drops of the ocean no longer blue
after the breakup I sing along with the blues
still in my vase your handful from the garden of faded jonquils
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