I was born
yesterday
and die
tomorrow.
Today
I mourn my own
outcome
and take my tea
with the lemon of
inevitability.
Honey
finds its greatest
absence
in the body of
a bee.
-Alan Elyshevitz
“There are sharp flashes of light, moments when the miraculous world reveals itself to us swiftly, fully. And, because the mind is also a miracle, the lucky words sometimes arrive to capture that revelation and through it witness what it means to be alive. That is the gift of this gorgeous collection.”
– Mary Ann Taylor-Hall
More from Bigger Than They Appear:
- “Sudden Storm” by Jane Gentry
- “Winter Heron” by Priscilla Atkins
- “To Earth” by Leatha Kendrick
- “Thirteen Blackbirds Lookings to Do Something New” by Katie Manning
- “Grammar” by Larry Moore
Alan Elyshevitz is from East Norriton, Pennsylvania. His poetry has appeared recently in The Broken Plate, U.S. 1 Worksheets, and Wilderness House Literary Review.
Today, I went to the beach front with my children. I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year
old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She put the shell to
her ear and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is
completely off topic but I had to tell someone!
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same layout and design. Great choice of colors!
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