Poetry
of Dana Pattillo (He uses Dr. Omed's Patented Oil of Prosody, and you can too!)
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Saturday, February 14, 2004

POEM OF THE DAY

Love and Topology

 

I crease the square

of origami paper

on the diagonal

 

halve the diamond

to an abstract silhouette of Mt. Fuji

and trim the triangle

 

scissors cuts paper

 

down to a breaking wave,

the half profile

of a valentine.

 

paper covers rock

 

I fold and fold again

the half hearted paper.

I snip nicks, cut rough chevrons,

 

slice snowflake geometries

into the folds

leaving the leading edges uncut.

 

Butterflied confetti

flutters

to the floor.

 

rock breaks scissors

 

I unfold the murder, press flat

a whole heart,

a heart full of holes,

a heart cut down to crude lace.

 

Be my valentine?

 

Dana Pattillo

PoD 85


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