Enga mellom fjella

Moon and lace

Moon and lace

1

The sweet-corn moon rises and falls
in the light after midnight:
sweaty,
glistening.
The lace curtains sway to a gentle rhythm
of breathe in then breathe out.
This nightly rise and fall of an empire
and me the emperor.

2

The apple crescent blushes
at the crisp beckoning autumn;
the lace curtains hang limp in shut windows
yet let in the moon.
And I'm still the emperor
of this cold lunar landscape.
After midnight:
glistening sweat, the gentle rhythm of breath
and me plucking an Empire,
juice dribbling on my chest.

© 2008 Kåre Enga [165.314] 2008-10-26

I'll let you all guess what this is about and when and why I wrote it. Hint: it was Saturday night and the students tried to shock each other ... and mostly failed. Subtlety is a fragile tool that teenagers and twenty somethings learn to use later in life (if at all).

ME:

I cooked up some peas and pasta again, but added lamb and beef and butter and peanut butter ... and curry. It turned out fine, albeit a bit bland ... needed more curry.

Michelle at Celtic Connection mentioned that I should publish the children's poems with illustrations. She has been very supportive. Mentioned again that folks have come in asking about Sushi.

Alas, a poor abandoned Sushi.4 was found by someone who then e-mailed me asking whether it was a promotion for Sushihana! It isn't, but when he went there they told him that I come in every Wednesday. He has a business and thought that this was a great idea. So maybe I'll run across him tomorrow? I'll have Sushi.6 in hand.

Tricia, who I meet at the Spanish table at Dauphine's, works through/for Lightning Source (associated with Ingram), and knows how to do self-publishing as print-on-demand. I've seen works done through Lightning Source, both here and in Kansas and was impressed.

Montana: 39º at 01:00.

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