The Spoils, 2020

by Stefanie Bennett / May 10th, 2020

Those who know when old
Is new again
Are the ‘bareback riders’
Before
The age-of-quartz

Who speak ‘if’
Spoken to,
Yet
Curse
A purple

Sage… and
The future
Without
The future’s
Face.

Stefanie Bennett, ex-blues singer and musician, has published several books of poetry, a novel, and a libretto. She also worked with Arts Action For Peace. Of mixed ancestry [Irish/Italian/Paugussett-Shawnee] she was born in Australia in 1945. Read other articles by Stefanie.

This article was posted on Sunday, May 10th, 2020 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.