These are the little saints of spring
Gone before we sense their presence.
Their blue and white enameling
Creates a world of beauty, dense
With dew, all smooth and glistening.
A darkened wind is listening.
Crocus
Published: December 1, 2008
About the Author
Sally Cook is both painter and poet. Whether writing or painting, she keeps a sharp eye out for the psychological portrait. Her essays and poetry have been published in journals such as The Chimera, Chronicles, Contemporary Sonnet, Iambs & Trochees, Pivot, and The Formalist Portal. Look for her in the next issue of Light Quarterly. Cook’s review “Rhyming The Right”, of William Baer’s anthology “The Conservative Poets”, may be seen both in the current issue of The University Bookman and on its website.
