Three crosses
like three Valentines on the hill
flourishing on a green stage
reminding
fifty miles farther
into the Virginias, three crosses
like three birds on a branch
gazing down, singing
thirty miles towards Ohio, three crosses
like three grace notes
in the symphony of sheltering trees
calling
a small white wooden cross
plastic flowers, a name and a date
steps from the highway
buckle up
a palm frond cross
hangs from the mirror
my hand floats to my throat, a silver cross
saving me from myself
Diane Vogel Ferri’s full-length poetry book is Everything is Rising (Luchador Press). Her latest novel is No Life But This: A Novel of Emily Warren Roebling (Atbosh Media) Her essays have been published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Scene Magazine, and Yellow Arrow Journal,
among others. Her poems can be found in numerous journals such as Wend Poetry, Blue Heron Review, Rubbertop Review, and Poet Lore. Her previous publications are Liquid Rubies (poetry), The Volume of Our Incongruity (poetry), and The Desire Path (novel). She has done many poetry readings locally. Diane’s essay, “I Will Sing for You” was featured at the Cleveland Humanities Festival in 2018. A former teacher, she holds an M.Ed from Cleveland State University and is a founding member of Literary Cleveland.
Her poem, For You, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of The Net 2023
3 comments:
That's really beautiful. Did you get my email?
Hiya! I just noticed your comment on my other blog. I re-sent the email ... it's coming from my "themoohaa" email, so maybe it's in your junk mail?
Also, my book is now for sale... check my blog for details.
Diane,
Thank you for sending the book, I am enjoying getting to know you better.
Kris
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