A Prayer for the Swans
My dear one,
many troubled years ago
I had a dream
in which you killed
six flying swans.
I was so angry
that I told you of my dream
and you were deeply hurt.
Now I will come to you again.
Let my swans live.
"A Prayer for the Swans" was previously published in the anthology Old Friends (Celadon Press 1979) under the author's prior name Beate Goldman.
Snapshot: City Night
pink satin high heels
with a bow at the ankle
the owner smoking
a cigarette
with her peach mouth
so much depends
on hours she spent
getting ready for this
puffing with her
girlfriends in the rain
"Snapshot: City Nights" was previously published in Mad Swirl (2018)
Bionote
Beate Sigriddaughter, www.sigriddaughter.net, is poet laureate of Silver City, New Mexico (Land of Enchantment), USA. Her work has received several Pushcart Prize nominations and poetry awards. New books out in 2018 were Xanthippe and Her Friends (FutureCycle Press) and Postcards to a Young Unicorn (Salador Press).
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