Pneuma IV – a poem by Marc Janssen

Pneuma IV

I breathe in
	Everything-
The sun
Flower spray,
	Flames and gas,
Art and
	Love-

Everything becomes
	A part of me
When I inhale.

Idaho exhales 
At the mouth of the Columbia,
	Everything that was there
	Is part of me-
And I exhale
	Simply breathing
	And let the breath
	Encompass the world.

What is there left to say about Marc Janssen, other than he should eat more vegetables? Maybe his verse can be found scattered around the world in places like Pinyon, Orbis, Pure Slush, Cirque Journal, Two Thirds North and Poetry Salzburg, also in his book November Reconsidered and his recent book collaboration A Resurrection of Trees. Janssen coordinates the Salem Poetry Project- a weekly reading, the occasionally occurring Salem Poetry Festival and keeps getting nominated for Oregon Poet Laurate. For more information visit, marcjanssenpoet.com.