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Strawberry by Tom Romero

"STRAWBERRY MOON"
Copyright 2006 by TOM ROMERO

Strawberry Moon

A poem by Patrick Carrington

Strawberry moon spreads its will
like jam, sweet with the sugars
of song and sunfade, and I see
the back of sadness break.

Mockingbirds scoop the music
of a stream and fly it to the trees,
share the throat of that new sister
as they sing. Rich with birds,

the willows whistle and dance,
waving their fronds like the wings
of their siblings. The tender joinings

of evening call me,
water to wing to willow.

Originally published in Poetry Motel

Copyright 2006 by Patrick Carrington

Patrick Carrington teaches creative writing in southern New Jersey, and he is the poetry editor for the art & literary journal Mannequin Envy. He lives on a quiet beach with his wife and five children. His advanced degrees didn't help a lick raising them, but they look pretty decent in pine frames.

A Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, his work has appeared in numerous print and on-line journals, including Confrontation Magazine, The DMQ Review, Pearl, River Oak Review, The New Hampshire Review, Slipstream, The Raintown Review, Epicenter, Timber Creek Review, Tiger's Eye, Mobius, and The Neovictorian/Cochlea. Patrick can be reached by email at patcarringtonpoet@yahoo.com.

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