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Nested in his eye
in
Paul Long
Unrehearsed
her
concentration
here
is elaborate.
The sudden absence
of her nymphs
transforms her thoughts
into physical distance
all birds possess a core of fire
His dull movement arresting
the visual image
her form then
has nested in his eye.
It is the name
Artemis
the name alone
he whispers
which unleashes her wrath.
So saying
she turns him
back
for she has shame
to deal
in blows.
Diagonally
she looks up
again there is sky.
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Author Bio:
Paul Long is a poet and teacher whose work has appeared in Bird Dog,
Fence, and other journals. He teaches English at Baltimore City
Community College and received an MFA in poetry from Brown University.
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