| InterBoard Poetry Competition | |
TWENTY-YEAR MARRIAGE
Ash Bowen
(Melic Review RoundTable)
for Ai
Beside me in bed her arm
crosses the arch of her nose,
and I think, Radishes,
she is the color of radishes.
Once we hovered above our bed
a kiss like a paper cut
brought us back.
Now, I slip from sleep
and tie her to helium balloons.
Her weight is unimaginable.
I lean out the window and watch
the red dots falter, ache,
and disappear.
Judge Anthony Robinson’s comments: “In a poetic climate in which sincerity is so often suspect, this poem, with lean but rich imagery and emotional heft, is a welcome breath of air. Simplicity, impeccably presented, usually trumps ambition.”
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2nd Place Winner, October 2004
