“Dark Energy” by Nana Lampton

222 Replies

Bloom on a Split BoardSleeping by the pond tonight, I watch
Milky Way spread her wedding veil on the water,
furled from darker matter, silvered silk.

Your inner light,
burning stars from midnight-black,
eyelets shinning through.

-Nana Lampton,
Bloom on a Split Board (2011), Accents Publishing

 

Nana Lampton

Nana Lampton earned a BA in English literature at Wellesley, and an MA at the University of Virginia, and she attended programs at the Harvard Business School. In 2004, she received an MFA in Writing from Spalding University. Nana has also studied drawing and painting at the Corcoran School of Art and the Louisville Visual Art Association. Nana’s other publications include the books Snowy Owl Gathers in Her Trove, and Moon with the Sun in Her Eye. Her art and poetry have been exhibited at the Chapman Friedman Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Northwoods Gallery in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin, among others.

 

 

222 thoughts on ““Dark Energy” by Nana Lampton”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *