Marie Anzalone's Blog, page 11

Love poems to our Children's Earth

work in progress- first draft. Translation and fine-tuning on their way.

A carved block of granite

Sometimes, ifyou put the grays of graniteunder a magnifyinglens, you find alsopinkcrystals of feldspar arrangedlike thoughtsof your beloved. This isprobably whywe put granite, overtheirgraves. You asked me once, whatdoes lovefeel like; how does one knowthey ..

One night in a time capsule

Lay me downin the wilderness,and run yourhands and moutheverywhereon my naked body that themoonlight illuminates,melting with the incredible heatof renewed entwinement,congealingin the coolnessas we rest betweensessions. I imaginethere is no other rush..

Streetlights

Our city isa postcardfrom everyprevious era that built uponits narrow, disorderedcharacter.Gas lamps at some pointgave way tougly posts and uglierwires, whilethe light remained as soft as awhispered promise. I alwaysthought you loved me most o..

Ten Things I Learned When I Lost My Job Overseas

10 Things I Learned When Ilost my Job Overseas One of the most unsettling life events that a person can face is theloss of income upon which one depends. This is what I faced in February, 2016.After being told that my government embassy contract was going to be extendedanother y..

Poet without a Country

when your heart is broken... write some more

Timekeeper

Let Naturedominate you. Let live thethings you would control or killwith all sorts ofproducts andphilosophies that end in “ism” and“cide.” Let the grassgrow alittle taller than the disapprovingneighbors mightwish. Letyour lovers, to..

Through these Eyes

I.“ElGordito,” they call my friend, as though alittle extra weight negatesa man’scredibility, his conviction, morality. Itirritates me so much. There arewords he never gave me permissionto speak: like how I wouldhave givenyears off my life ..

In the First Place

meditation on the theme of "blame" for July poetry club activity with Casa los Altos

Love in the Days after Anubis

Because Iloved you,I sat upstraight, smoothed myskirt, andsurrenderedto coffee spoons;afterrealizing that the Universe wastesting me,through you. Because Ilove you,I honorancient contractsI oncesigned in blood,with agolden pen, o..