Tucked in between
ancient, gilded pages of
Milton,
a torn piece of
paper as bookmark,
peeking out like a
yellowed swan,
saving the place between
Sonnets XXI and XXIII
I pull it out,
turn it sideways,
and read a torn version of
Janitorial supplies
Finance
What is left of the yellowing,
the decades of holding place,
is an image
of a basement office
a filing cabinet or two,
and the softness of
sonnets on a
coffee break
Katrin Talbot
Australian-born Katrin Talbot’s collection The Waiting Room for the Imperfect Alibis was just released from Kelsay Books and The Devil Orders A Latte and Falling Asleep at the Circus are forthcoming from Fernwood Press and Turning Point Books respectively. She has seven chapbooks, two Pushcart Prize nominations and quite a few chickens. www.katrintalbot.com
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