Light as light bantering milkweed
feather brushing kettle drum
parakeet nuzzling cuttlebone
that afternoon in St. Mark’s Square
and no one recognized us
no, no one noted
or noticed our chaff.
Lois Marie Harrod’s l9th collection of poetry, The Bed the Size of a Small Country, is appearing in September 2025. Dodge poet, life-long educator and writer, she is published in literary journals and online ezines from American Poetry Review to Zone 3. More info at www.loismarieharrod.org
