O CHRYSALIS

"O Chrysalis," Montana BLACK spray paint, acrylic paint, and iridescent calligraphy ink on 4" x 6" watercolor postcard.

One of the cards I sent out as part of my "O Eschaton" series of poems for the 2021 Poetry Postcard Fest.

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O CHRYSALIS

Do you remember your former routine,
your drib and quotidian life?

O Chrysalis—now a segment of carapace
peeled back into wing
filled with zest and urgency

      (structure becomes mess and gore
      before order appears once again)

sing deeply into the sugared dawn
and dry yourself out

you have new tasks at hand
a day or two to grasp the stem of life.

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All artwork and poems by Troy Kehm-Goins © 2021 Troy's Work Table Publishing.