Narcissus
yolk yellow
crenellated cup
egg-time Easter
Star of David
pushing your paper
coat to the edges
of a flattened green pipe
forcing an agnostic
to flower to faith
in springtime again
….
This poem is from the chapbook Garden Clippings by Cynthia Storrs (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/garden-clippings-by-cynthia-storrs/
Cynthia Storrs is a poet, teacher, and cross-culture lecturer. She and her husband reared two children overseas in French schools while working with national churches and teaching English. Her award-winning poetry has appeared on-line and in print in magazines and anthologies. In addition to writing, she is an amateur painter and regularly incorporates her love for art in ekphrastic poetry. Storrs currently resides with her husband Don and their dog Rustee outside of Nashville where they are attempting to tame their backyard into a garden.
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