A poem by Angelo Colavita

CONDUCTOR

after Paul Romano

flower from

flowering

gesture of

pain | being

that which carries off

(and oft an offering

writ) the wrist, it

bends | extends

from copper black

to copper bright

across the break

of breadth —

what’s spake or sung

conducted through

a blooming hue

of pastel

open from opening

limb from limb

— at last

her talons clasp

stands passive

the passerine

FOLLOW ANGELO COLAVITA