A Blessing on the Readers
who wrangle with words
like a meteorologist
deciphering the skies
and wind
who contemplate
the page, like a blue heron
peering into the lake’s
luminous mirage
who, like eaters of watermelon,
spit out the bitter seed
and let the sweet flesh
sink in
who trim the page
and fill it with breath
like a sail
catching wind
who repurpose
the cadence of a verse
like a jazz pianist
at the keys
with a heart that beats
under the breath of a line
and startles a life
to song
Tammy Iralu lives in New Mexico with her husband and daughter. She enjoys backpacking, hiking, and breaking bread with family and friends. Her poetry draws on the light-infused landscapes of New Mexico and southwest Colorado. Each year she anticipates the summer monsoons, the changing colors of autumn, and the year-round beautiful skies. Her poetry is published or forthcoming in Friends Journal, The Journal of Radical Wonder, Amethyst Review, Mukoli: The Magazine for Peace, The Ekphrastic Review, Cowley Magazine, The Other Side, and elsewhere.
Amethyst Review 
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