Reading
about Harry Crosby
and
the changing of his wife
‘s
name and the dead pigeons
around
the neck, painted in red ochre
I
wonder about the diamond lights
flickering
pendant of sapphire ghost
Seven
candles of gold leaf
How
many lovers does it take
to
get to the center of a good poet?
How
many letters of request
for
the trust fund to stay tapped
In
and out of sheets, satin and marbled
I
would’ve never left the studio
if
I got a glimpse of ink on his feet
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux is the author of five full length collections of poetry, as well as over a dozen small books including Witch Like Me from the Operating System. She is a teacher, neighborhood activist and tree enthusiast. She is the mother of a Scorpio and wife of a poet and splits her time between San Francisco and New Orleans. In 2026 City Lights will publish her selected poems.
The Tuesday poem is curated by rob mclennan
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