each time the lily folds
the moon flies to the edge
of the cosmos
stretching the canvas
rain pelts calla petals
wind tears pistil distills
a scent nectar of
moon
earth forms
a lattice a ladder
to the moon and
back
in the house next
door a woman waters
the flower until the flower
weeps
poems for her garden
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Constance E. Boyle (MFA, Goddard ’94) was born in Jersey City, NJ and resides in Arvada, CO. She writes poetry and short stories. Journal publications include Melusine and So To Speak (George Mason University), with poems forthcoming in PMS. Her chapbook, Double Exposure, placed first in the 2005 Plan B Press Poetry Chapbook Competition. Connie was a physician assistant in Community Health (Denver Health) for 28 years, providing primary health care to adolescents for the last 18 and an Associate Clinical Professor in the University of Colorado Dept of Pediatrics. Currently, she teaches creative writing to adolescents.
