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Naomi
Ruth Lowinsky
USA
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Naomi Ruth Lowinsky’s
poems have been widely published, most recently in the
online literary magazines Levure Litteraire,
Emprise Review, and in Spillway, Visions
International, New Millennium Writings, Quiddity,
Runes, Sierra Nevada Review and Spoon River, as
well as in the anthologies Child of My Child and
When the Muse Calls. Her poem "Madelyn Dunham, Passing
On" won first prize in the Obama Millennium Contest.
Lowinsky has published three poetry
collections. The latest is Adagio & Lamentation. Her
memoir, The Sister from Below: When the Muse Gets Her Way
tells stories about her pushy muse. She blogs about
poetry and life at sisterfrombelow.com. |
YOUR WILDERNESS
Something with
claws
was after you; something
dark, in a cave—
You didn’t want to hear
the call. Took off to Montana
with some lover you didn’t
love. Climbed mountains
of scree. Slept in a green
cocoon. Were afraid
of bears. The sky
was a great blue
whale. The fire
was a story, you hadn’t
lived. Tree limbs
shook you. Wind
threatened. Words
got stuck
In your gut
The lover
you did not love
spoke of guns
and taxes. Who
were you
kidding?
They came for
you
the Queen
of the Night
in purple and stars, Bear
Mother, her teeth
her tongue, the beautiful
warrior women, their yellow
eyes, their arrow
words…
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