Welcome to my corner of the web. I've decided to post a previously published poem of mine on the front page of the website every Sunday. The poems posted here will move to the fiction section when a new poem goes up. Most of these poems were published in small print magazines with a small reader base. This is my way of sharing them with a wider audience.
The poem this week is called Lost and was published in Star*Line. Another of my favorites.
Lost
In the rush to escape she lost him,
Lost the package thrust into her hand
Before she reached the final ship,
His token trampled underfoot in the crush
Of people focused on their own salvation.
Years pass, but she dreams of him still,
Dreams he grows older just as she does,
Living a long life in the settlement
Built on untouched vermilion sands,
Climbing the cliff face with her
To survey wind-whipped azure seas
Before spreading his wings,
An angel never turned to ash,
Soaring on thermals high above
While she watches, knees drawn up,
Lost in a madness all her own.
Copyright 2008 Jaime Lee Moyer