a
familiar taste
salt and
bile
rejection
try to make
something else with it
a poem
a story
a drawing
my best is to
make a garden
I will plant wormwood
talk to
Artemis
take a walk
in the stars
a wade in the river
a wade in the river
Talk to Artemis
ReplyDeleteshe will give you a bow
and a quiver of arrows
and stand back whispering
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ReplyDeleteGreat résponse, Rob. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, and yes of course, absinthe is the best choice for an artiste!
ReplyDeleteThe last line especially becomes more sorrowful with each reading and yet it could be just as joyful.
ReplyDeletewhat an image!
ReplyDeleteI love the ending especially, too.
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