O MYTHIC MOTH

"O Mythic Moth," Montana BLACK spray paint, cardboard, and India ink on 4" x 6" recycled cardboard 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 MYTHIC MOTH

O Mythic Moth, holy and firm
you burn incandescent

a beacon of the Ages
warm and welcoming

mystical and mysterious
a constellation transformed

from a cluster of stars
to an unclenched heart

from a glimpse of wings
to a flutter of fabric

ephemeral markings against the wall
outlined in the dust of your life.

(all apologies to Annie Dillard!)

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