Petite Quintet
1. Erasure
All year the wind writes
my name in water.
Except in summer,
when the pond lilies
unforget me.
2. Morning
Songbirds inscribe themselves
on the gates of my rising —
“Come away!"
3. From a Medieval Herbal
The eyes that enshrine
a dandelion
hurl
devils into fire.
4. To My Naysayer
For the sparrows,
I planted three willows.
What a surprise
when they blocked
your reprise.
5. In a Bad Economy
I require less
to become more,
but the effort
dwindles me
Author of the poetry book Apocryphal (San Francisco Press), Anna Evas has appeared in literary journals such as Amethyst Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Irises (The University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize), Long Poem Magazine (UK), The Ekphrastic Review, Euphony, and Anglican Theological Review. A recording artist, she is an award-winning composer of concert level contemporary classical music.
Amethyst Review 