Eclipse – a poem by Anabell Donovan

Eclipse

In the slow dripping of
rainmakers and begetters,
fog rises,
wet drifting,
sifting 
into rounded contours.

The renegade jaguar abandons
his cardinal corner of the world,
bounces 
from shadow cloud to shadow cloud,
wreaking havoc amongst startled stars.

The edges of the world tremble,
slender tree trunks shed
festive skins
and stand pale and huddled
as the earth tilts.

Anabell Donovan (Anna Eusthacia) is a psychologist and educator dedicated to student success. She is driven by her love of words, their sound, weight, origin, and meaning and wants to “start where language ends.”