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“Nocturne” by Nettie Farris

Communion1.

n and s
look
at the stars

2.

s
names
the con-
stellations

3.

n tells
stories
from folk-
lore

4.

s
recites
a nursery
rhyme

5.

n
imagines
the Man
in the Moon

6.

n and s
look
at the stars

7.

n and s
look
at the stars
and the moon

Nettie Farris,
Communion
Accents Publishing

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“Tactile Art” by Nettie Farris

Communion1.

n
touches
a
ripe
peach

2.

n
touches
the
key
of
Middle C

3.

n
touches
the
pages
of
Jean Rhys

4.

n
touches
s
on
his left
cheek

Nettie Farris,
Communion (2013)
Accents Publishing

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Nettie FarrisNettie Farris teaches writing as an adjunct instructor, roams the grounds of Mount Saint Francis Nature Sanctuary with her dog, and hikes the Millennium Trail at Bernheim Forest. Her work has appeared in the anthologies The Dark Woods I Cross: An Anthology of Contemporary Louisville Women Poets and Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. She lives in Floyds Knobs, Indiana with her husband and three sons.