by Steve Troyanovich
MY BEST PAL
(for Elizabeth)
entering the womb of my aloneness like a blanket of rainbows
your Christmas-morning-smile becomes my haven of lingering warmth…
let me hold you with my eyes… a galaxy of peace… a special kingdom
fills this orphaned space when you are here like an angel sheltering only me …
please stay near … like Patchen i am come to your wonder
where the haunted dream’s ache can rest
at least for a little while …
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Correctional educator. Freelance journalist and editor. Work recently appeared in Fog & Woodsmoke (Lost Hills Books, 2011). He was also represented in From the Other World: Poems in Memory of James Wright (Lost Hills Books, 2008). His poetry has appeared in many diverse publications and anthologies including: Arabesques Review, Poetry Salzburg Review, Quarry, Abraxas, Sarasvati, The Dawntreader, Inclement Weather, Weirdbook, Treaders of Starlight, Broken Streets, Amanda Blue, Blue Unicorn, Stone Country, The Wormwood Review, Mundus Artium and the Goose River Anthology series. Co-editor of the fantasy poetry collection: Omniumgathum. Author: Dream Dealers and Other Shadows. Has translated from the work of the French-Canadian poet, Fernand Ouellette. Presently engaged in translating from the poetical works of the Argentine poet, Rodolfo Alonso.
Last updated May 12, 2011