naked in moonlight
an unassailable moment
tonight is a river of wine
and what passes for salvation
violet noir magenta and
bleu de france
everything feels translucent
the birds that fly only at midnight
flutter atop a willow tree
on Royal Street
and in this moment you are
my lonely palette of grays and indigo
I am a musical murmur of voices in the court
where all seven of your sisters reside
Connie Johnson is a Los Angeles, CA-based Pushcart Prize nominee whose poetry has appeared in San Pedro River Review, Syncopation Literary Journal, Cholla Needles, The Rye Whiskey Review, and Writing in a Woman’s Voice. Everything is Distant Now (Blue Horse Press), her debut poetry collection, is available on Amazon; In a Place of Dreams, her digital album/chapbook, can be found at www.jerryjazzmusician.com
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