magnolia Magnolia

A Florida Journal of Literary & Fine Arts


Kate LaMancuso

 

8

involucre:  at base of flower, ring of leaves

defolding just so
palm-cross to palm

involucel:  at ring of leaves, second ring

the palm is entitled to a tree

                                                in view is origami
                                                box you sent I
                                                defold to a
                                                square you
                                                refold to a
                                                span I
                                                defold to a
                                                square you
                                                refold to a
                                                large box I
                                                defold to a
                                                deemed you
                                                refold to a
                                                leaf I
                                                defold to a
                                                leaf you

 

 

9

born on one corner, you
moved quite gracefully to
another
           small side of a
rhombic
town.  You had,
as they said, dug
in                     where
                                 seals said pod

           small side of an
other town       where

                                 loyal to cycle moon not to
                                 phase but
                                                   in, out

              same sealed glide of an
other passage   where

                                   tendon muscle tendon
                                   location is

 

 


 

 

17

what about those pits
where the Romans caged lions
                                               
deep in Coliseum
I’m wondering how to boil fever out its den

into uninhabited lobes
I’ve no defense against pinna or

bicep:                           pink string
                                    alveoli

you raise wild eyes out of dingy stream
gasping for a closer look                     olive

                                                          skin porous as desert
                                                          craters
arena:  there:  sand


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