winter coat & a half glimpse of the world
fingers crackle like a frigid bough.
an ice blossom sprouts.
summer is my grandmother’s voice
asking if i’d like a bowl of chili.
*
john compton (he/him) is a gay poet who lives with his husband josh and their dogs and cats. he is the poet with 14 published chapbooks/books, with the latest book: the castration of a minor god (Ghost City Press; december 2022) and next chapbook: melancholy arcadia (Harbor Editions; may 2024)
So much feeling in a small space. Love “an ice blossom sprouts.”
thank you!!!
Alliteration in the words “fingers” and “frigid”.
“Ice” and “frigid” are associated with winter. Bowl of chili and summer season are related to something hot.
Reading this verse, I remember my late grandmother.