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Sunday, July 30, 2006

Birthday present

Summer-born

Flesh born under a surgeon’s knife, soul borne by gusts
from a summer thunderstorm, bruised sky roiling as self
folds down from Self like origami from sheets – of rain,
of the leaves of all books written and not yet written falling
like me into spine-stiff casing as I was bound from dream
to womb to air crackling with ether and ozone, lightning
licking a gleaming alphabet onto my bloodstreaked skin,
unbound, unbounded, unfolded, unfolding from arc to arc
under the Perseids, following their spark back home.

6 comments:

Olga Norris said...

Obviously a Leo!

MB said...

Oh Lori, this is beautiful! Beautiful!

Is it your birthday?

Lori Witzel said...

Yep...it's my birthday.

Woooohoooo!!!

Got some fun candy and a gift certificate for a bookstore from my sweet hubbie. Now off for more adventures!

Thanks, everyone, for lovin' what words came out in a rush late late last night.

Tricky Trev said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LO-WI!!!!!

Now go kick back and down some after-birth! Mmmmm, the REAL Texas Tea!

Dana S. Whitney said...

Happy Birthday!
Lovely entries. As always.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I'm late!! But this is for all the rest of your birthdays---happy, happier, happiest! It's perfect that you were born in summer, you sparkly thing!