Zing and fling
Muffle and kerfuffle
words that rhyme.
The repetition
dulling bright intellects
in leaden precious pockets.
This redundancy
this mindless work
a steady stream of liquid pink on crisp paper
scallop after scallop
sharp scissors
and glue:
happiness
flaxen sunlight on pale winter skin
before an eager tearing of envelopes
a melting of veins
and
spirits rising over hill and dale
and vast landscapes,
miles and feet between.
Strangers, friends, and lovers uniting
in a gleeful tangle
of mirth
made by one
but for us all.
…
Art & Letters is a collaboration:
Art by Maren Jensen
Interpreted by Colleen Sohn
Twenty-one years since our first date.
