Jul/Aug 2006 Poetry Special Feature |
aquarius
yin is the new yang said the sign
in curly courteous words
and promised an underwater geniedelivered in a shimmering
turquoise jade vial
silver chains includedher seaweed purse said no
but her thirst for a miracle
made her unroll the cashit's a hoax her best friend said
when she told her about it
on her lucid cell phonemeet me at the mosaic bar
she answered and ordered
two prairie oysters on iceand a crystal bowl
filled with sea water
to induce the yin and givethe genie's brainwaves
a pampered place
to tide