Aurora BorealisA poem by Jennifer Lagier Aurora Borealis for my cousin, Christina Angela Jensen, victim of Gulkana Glacier in June 2005 How rapidly after the girl fell into bottomless Alaskan crevasse, did she realize there would be no escape? As she slid down blue abyss, her desperate hands clawed icy walls for unattainable purchase. In those final moments, did angels sing while her body plummeted and severed soul ascended? Native Americans say the dead become northern lights, dance across night sky. Ancestral spirit guides flare above glacial crypt. About the Author: Jennifer Lagier lives a block... Continue Reading →
Guiding LightA poem by Jennifer Lagier Guiding Light Rising winds push ocean waves and charcoal fogagainst headlandsguarded by a semi-circle of granite boulders.Beneath red-turreted roof, a brilliant Fresnel lenspours guiding light toward approaching ships,offers safe passage for those adriftseeking protective... Continue Reading →
The Crone’s SecretA poem by Jennifer Lagier The Crone’s Secret A wise woman evolves from once-nubile nymphette,shelters in the heart of a forest,communes with foxes, squirrels, racoons. She is apple-faced, enfolded in pansy print fabric.White egrets flap across her bandanna.She... Continue Reading →
Lunar BurlesqueA poem by Jennifer Lagier Lunar Burlesque "Difficult to describe how otherworldly the moon was last night. It rose from the ocean in an orange luster and then became more and more pearlescent, disrobing and finally wearing only a... Continue Reading →
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