Three Friends and a Camera

Poems About Faces
Poems by Jillian Stevens
Photographs by Paul Stetzer

Elegant cockatiel;<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Flipped-wisp-crest.<br />
<br />
<br />
Shared knowledge in a glance.<br />
<br />
<br />
Immaculate <br />
<br />
superciliary arches,<br />
announcing themselves proudly;<br />
<br />
You wear your childhood<br />
across your face.<br />
<br />
<br />
Grace,<br />
<br />
For a path,<br />
entirely paved.

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Elegant cockatiel;

Flipped-wisp-crest.

Shared knowledge in a glance.

Immaculate

superciliary arches,
announcing themselves proudly;

You wear your childhood
across your face.

Grace,

For a path,
entirely paved.

Conservatory Garden Friends 2021

$Mehr,<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When the fresh yolk rises<br /> In the east,<br /> <br /> \<br /> This is where I know you’ll be.<br /> <br /> <br /> When the winged messengers <br /> begin to stir<br /> in the morning blur,<br /> <br /> \<br /> This is where I know you’ll be. <br /> <br /> <br /> When the rays rise/<br /> to christen treetops,<br /> and the steeple <br /> has radiantly appeared,<br /> <br /> Still,<br /> I know;<br /> <br /> This is where you’ll be;<br /> <br /> <br /> Counting sets of 8,<br /> beholding the twinkle of tonight’s <br /> sky-dust.<br /> <br /> Tomorrow, Mehr.<br /> <br /> Tomorrow <br /> <br /> is yet<br /> <br /> A fresh dawn to sweetly greet.$

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