Gillian Sze's new poems "Orison" (p. 27) and "Recipe" (p. 28) are now published in the fourth issue of The Toronto Quarterly. You can download the PDF for the issue for free here.
Stubborn, Unyielding
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Stubborn insistence gets you nowhere: you wait at the door, unyielding.Or
suddenly it softens what seemed forevermore unyielding. You know well
enough that...
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Very vibrant language, a joy to read...especially 'Recipe'....I love the ending:
ReplyDeleteYour fingers scrape out the last of me.
We both know that you’ll come out again,
and I will scoop myself together
and forgivingly, feed you the affections
that burn your tongue.
Best, Bob