Poppy Tears
Under the brazen bulbous
moon, symphonic dreams—
a harem of poppies sways
seductively, synchronized
to rhythmic desires of covetous
Master West Wind.
Translucent
scarlet saris sweep
midnight-blue
mascaraed lashes.
Tomorrow, discarded
sheaths lie limp on hard ground
beneath bared pregnant
wombs waiting to ripen—
the only remaining
confirmation of His continual rape.
Bernadine Lortis
{the author indicates the title "poppy tears" is a common name for opium.}
Born in rural Minnesota, I have lived in Mpls./St. Paul for nearly 60 years, currently wintering in San Miguel de Allende , MX. I've written secretly and sporadically for years but began prioritizing and submitting in 2016 when family responsibilities decreased. Since then, I've had fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction and poetry published in the following: Ariel Chart, Lost Sparrow Press, Mused: bellaonline, Cosmo Funnel, Every Writers' Resource, Miller's Pond, Oasis Journal, Poetry Super Highway, The Afterlife of Discarded Objects, Stirring: sundress press, Silver Birch Press: word press; Mothers Always Write, Persimmon Tree, Martin Lake Poetry; Flash Fiction for Flash Memory and included in A Poet-Artist Collaboration and Women Speak (Portraits, Poetry and Prose of the Feminine Experience) and as one of five poets in chapbook, "Fridays at Ten" in San Miguel de Allende.
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