Tuesday, June 26, 2018

A Kiss In The Dark by Eliana Vanessa



how do i say
blackbird
there is no more light

intersecting dreams
only you dared to invest
in the flicker of it
of something vastly misunderstood
and hidden

under broken fixtures
swallowing muted glow
falling between the spaces
a loneliness we excavated

the copper frailties
revealed to us
unbelievable findings
unearthed by our shadows
barely touching

blackbird
memorize, sanctify faint light
cast low yet with incredible truth
the light endeared to us

blinding
though imperceptible
but to the blackest of wings





   Eliana Vanessa is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana at a young age. Eliana's poems have been selected for display via a community project called St Tammany Poetry on the Streets, and she recently participated in the Jane Austen Festival (2017 and 2018) as part of a panel of other selected poets. Eliana attends several writing groups, including Poets Alive, Bayou Writers and Inklings in Mandeville, Louisiana. Her work has been published at The Rye Whiskey Review, Cajun Mutt Press , The Horror Zine , Under The Bleachers .
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4 comments:

  1. Russell MacClarenJune 26, 2018 at 12:03 PM

    Ms. Gradishar's poem sails on the wings of night, drawing power from flickers of light, provided by the blackbird. Such an uncanny vehicle to tie her poetic vignette together. Kudos to you, Ma'am

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  2. Charles GramlichJune 28, 2018 at 2:50 PM

    Really captures a sense of the extraordinary interplay between light and shadow. Good one.

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  3. Abita ButterbeanJuly 1, 2018 at 4:29 PM

    Exquisite and tender, a ballet of words - beautiful.

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  4. Antony King July 16, 2018 at 7:58 PM

    Wonderful write.

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