Order of Feather and Smoke
Two hush the horses with rubs of their hands.
Side saddle riders seek to understand hitch
of carriage, belts into hooks, driving demands,
brake levers from library books of which
they are shown by the Siren of Smoke. Stoke
requisite flame, port de bras coax the spot,
equestrianism, on shelves where they stroke
parchment until their pluck is provoked. Brought
by Crow Carriage so they shall leave, maidens
who drive, sisters who believe what is taught
to them by feathers, smoke. The cadence
of crow wings above their carriage resounds
in subconscious minds returned to hometowns.
Kristin Garth is a Pushcart, Best of the Net & Rhysling nominated sonnet stalker. Her sonnets have stalked journals like Glass, Yes, Five:2:One, Luna Luna and more. She is the author of seventeen books of poetry including Pink Plastic House (Maverick Duck Press), Crow Carriage (The Hedgehog Poetry Press), Flutter: Southern Gothic Fever Dream (TwistiT Press), The Meadow (APEP Publications) and Golden Ticket forthcoming from Roaring Junior Press. She is the founder of Pink Plastic House a tiny journal and co-founder of Performance Anxiety, an online poetry reading series. Follow her on Twitter: (@lolaandjolie) and her website kristingarth.com
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