Thursday, August 29, 2019

new from above/ground press: Short Cloud, by Natalie Lyalin

Short Cloud
Natalie Lyalin
$5




Yarrow


In the cellar
beets turn the fingers pink
I fly past Godthab
I was approaching it,
and practically could
skim some cloud off the top
A lake makes a sound
when freezing
The road was not lit
I read terrible books
to calm myself
and drank strong tea
I stayed up late
to hear about the curses,
red poppies
In a photo, Pierce Brosnan
wearing a gray jacket
And there I am
kayaking with dolphins,
A quilt in a Pandora’s Box pattern
will cover us, protects us
from the elements

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
August 2019
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy


cover image and design by Ariel Cohen

Natalie Lyalin is the author of Blood Makes Me Faint, but I Go for It (Ugly Duckling Presse 2014), Pink & Hot Pink Habitat (Coconut Books 2009), and a chapbook, Try A Little Time Travel (Ugly Duckling Presse 2010). She lives in Philadelphia.

To order, send cheques (add $1 for postage; in US, add $2; outside North America, add $5) to: rob mclennan, 2423 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 7M9. E-transfer or PayPal at at rob_mclennan (at) hotmail.com or the PayPal button at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

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