2 poems

by Daniel A. Rabuzzi

returning

An earring falls into a drain,

A pearl returns to the sea.

A flounder ingests some mud,

A trawler scoops up the fish.

A fisher slits,

A pearl unbellies,

A jeweler refashions,

An earring anew.

A hand moves to affix

A lock stray, undone.

An earring falls into a drain.

always back to the table

The egg of the world split open,

Yolk became the ocean,

Albumen the sheath of the sky.

At the hatching, 

A shard of shell

Flew into God’s eye, stuck there, 

reminding her every time she 

blinked,

To remember us,

To mind us,

To help us,

For God’s sake too.

Daniel A. Rabuzzi has had two novels, five short stories and ten poems published since 2006 (www.danielarabuzzi.com). He lived eight years in Norway, Germany and France. He has degrees in the study of folklore and mythology, international relations, and European history. He lives in New York City with his artistic partner & spouse, the woodcarver Deborah A. Mills (http://www.deborahmillswoodcarving.com), and the requisite cat. Tweets @TheChoirBoats

paintings by Deborah A. Mills