Mangos By Telepathy

Texts and Images:
E. Jeremy Shalom
Fri Dec 18

tadpoles in a spring

She is my patron saint of ethereal love—

She wears colored jewels around her neck,

while heavy silver earrings stretch the lobes of her ears.

Were I merchant, I would buy her more than I do,

And if I lived in the clouds I could even be alone.

But when it rains I want to sleep,

And all the thoughts that were once so dear

get muddy and vague,

neither this nor that,

tadpoles in a spring.