“Desire”
These
cool sheets under rain- water sounds
longs
for the arrival of a lover, while the
blue
haze darkness of the river
listens
for trumpet sounds
Hearts
and stars align
while
the radio plays that song
“Love
to the sound of the ocean”
I
hear the surf as I edge out
Red
Lamborghini with round lamps
glint
like a Klimt still-life
ripples
of light promise wildness , with
yellowed
prairie skies
A
fig-leaf of language
In
luminous longing
Cream
leather seats, warm in the desert
sun,
heats goose-bumped skin
edges
fingers in loops
melted
out thirst.
Slaked
lovers stretch the trip
to
the final minutes, as
clanging
hearts topple,
reduce
the breaths
Switch
back to find the streetlights
edge
to the kerb
the
roof sounds now silent
as
the dream ends.
Margaret Kiernan writes fiction,
non-fiction essay, memoir, and poetry. She has had poetry and prose published. In
e-book, in anthology collections, and literary journals and magazines. Including,
Black-lion Press, Pendemic.ie journal-C19 collection , archived at University
College Dublin.
The Blue Nib Lit-Journal , The Write Life Magazine,
Unity Global Festival, Vox Galvia at the Galway Advertiser, A New Ulster
Literary Press, The Burrow Lit. Journal,
Poet-Head.Wordpress.com and Lothlorien Poetry
Journal.
She writes with Over the Edge, Thursday writing/reading
group at Galway Arts Centre, and, Ox Mountain Poets, Sligo.
She is listed in the Index of Contemporary Women
Poets in Ireland, 2020.
She holds several Educational
qualifications, Including a Degree in Arts in Humanities, from Sligo IT.
Her background is in Advocacy in Human and
Social Rights.
Margaret has completed numerous courses and
workshops in writing, for prose and poetry.
Tutors in poetry includes, Annemarie
Ni Churainn, Martin Dyer, Colm Keegan, Monica Corish, Moyra Donaldson, Noel
Monahan, Kevin Higgins.
Tutors in prose includes, Claire
Allan, Anne McMaster, Conor Kostick, Carlo Gebler, Malacai O’Doherty, Jan
Carson, Ciara Doorley. END.
Margaret has four grown-up children. She
lives in Westmeath with her dog Molly. She is a landscape painter. Is into
Nature, walking, gardening, music, and heritage. She is working towards a First
collection in Poetry.
Social Media-
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Delighted to see this one in print. Lothlorien takes chances, giving always to the writer. Thanks indeed to editor, Marcus Jones. Bravely borne.
ReplyDeleteThank you Maggie. Most appreciated.
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