stone soup 7.23.07
he never noticed
he never said
your poetry
even body motions
perform what is expected
always noticed
always longed
for his pat back
even a glance
always too short
he gazed over head
sure my poems did not
exceed a three minute limit
fifteen years since
his body still straight
i’m still short
his intention
never wavers
the pat on my back
not really a pat
his hands in praise, bend
a most delicate embrace
jack powers never noticed me
and when he does
* Irene Koronas is the poetry editor of the Wilderness House Literary Review, the author of several poetry chaps, and a full lenght collection of poetry. She is also an accomplished artist working in Cambridge, Mass. Koronas is the "scribe" for the "Bagel Bards" a group of poets and writers that meet in Somerville, Mass.
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