Hi lovely readers,
This poem was published in the Autumn 2022 Anthology by Querencia Press. I'm happy to share it with you today.
Red Maple Flowers
These delicate fire seeds came to me today.
Each one a promise, an offer
to guard me from harm.
Or perhaps they're meant to rekindle the flames of my heart.
No matter their purpose, I tucked each red jewel
into the liminal pocket of my fuzzy,
grey cardigan, my fingers
gravitating towards them, feeling their satisfying
diverse textures.
Then I sauntered home to potter about
arranging the fire seeds in patterns
as if arriving at the exact array
would somehow cause magic to blossom instantaneously.
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Caitlin Gemmell
Caitlin Gemmell is a poet and aspiring novelist living in a woodland in upstate New York. You can connect with her on Instagram @icapturethestory and on Substack where she writes a weekly newsletter, Ink-Stained Compass.
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brilliant , you look familiar