prompted from the wings
a life of small telling
takes up a lot of room
minus the element of spectacle
the popular thrills
the playwrights agree
start in the middle of conflict
when the dark advances
and the evening's truth reveals
which cast of characters will go on
dressed for the part
you are the understudy
waiting in the wings
and your chances depend
upon calamity
a death in the family
sudden flash of sirens
heartless red wine
or happygoodfurtune
out of nowhere
- Linda King 2011
reading in bed
fingertip memory
like a sea child
scratching at the door of the oldest library
a body speaks every language
sometimes in sweet horrible dreams
full of Russian dolls and merry-go-round music
a torrent of faux nostalgia
river of stories
the debris
of a half remembered life
- Linda King 2011
Vancouver poet, Linda King has
published in numerous literary journals in Canada and Internationally - CV2, Other
Voices, The Toronto Quarterly, Orbis,
NthPosition, Gargoyle, Lumina, The Houston Review....
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