off the page poetry with Terry Jude Miller

On Loan From Vincent, Everything, and Musician Wife are from The Butterfly Canonical, a book of poetry by our featured poet, Terry Jude Miller.

Come hear Terry Jude Miller and Dede Fox read their poetry at our off the page poetry series event on Wednesday, June 4 at 7pm.  We will have a brief open mic period at the end of the featured readings.

On Loan From Vincent

loan me your

eyes

so that I

can see

the beauty

you found

in yellow flowers                 

and primitive vase

along workers'

meadow

below concentric

sunlight

loan me

your hands

 

so that I can

give birth

to beauty

that causes

pause

for admirers

to wonder

at what

genius this

must be

but do not

give me

your heart,

Vincent

for I know

I could

never bare

such anvil weight

Everything

 

I ask you,

"What do you want?"

you answer

"Everything...

in all its forms          

at all times"

I reply

"You're in luck

I have

just enough"

 

Musician Wife
 

on long drives

 

my neck tendons

become guitar strings

my wife

reaches over

places her

velvet palm

on the back

of my head

and strums

me

a love song