KNOT Magazine
Fall Issue 2022
Bobbi Sinha-Morey
Longleaf Pines
Below the longleaf pines
the curved, foot-long needles
have woven a thatch-work
quilt; not of patches, but
of threads. On a day made
quiet by the rain, roses wet
and berries juicy red, I look
up at the sky, its promise of
pastel blue. I feel like a mea-
dow where the bees hum,
dust burning golden or violet,
spread by the wind. Given
a crust of hope, that’s all I’ve
ever wanted, to be as organic
as the whorl of seeds in a
sunflower or the spiral of a
shell.
Every Sunrise
In the winter, shadowed
by the red dawn, she listens
to the silver language of
the trees, the blush of life
in her hands and face,
her cyan eyes; inside their
depths drops of sapphire,
a God’s-eye view of her
soul. She walks barefoot
in the fluttering eyelids
of an awakened world,
the eastern sky above lit
by the soft rays of solar
flame, a bouquet of light
swirling in the welkins
and the easel of her mind.
Every sunrise butterflies
are winging the air about
her with jeweled grace.
Beyond her touch,
beyond her life, patience
as her friend, she measures
the paths of time.
Winter Light
Not to waken her, he softly
shuts the door, leaning
against it for a spell. Half
the day he spent with her;
an unfinished game of chess,
fiddling with the tiny pairs
of statues in their hands.
It was only important to
smile and hold still, folded
up together as if they were
silk. They have been honest
all their lives; careful, calm,
never in haste; and, when
he looks at her from the
doorway, the sky’s winter
light quells whatever he
might say. She moves him
like soft words, so ladily
serene in bed, a snow globe
on her nightstand. Sometimes
he’d see her turn it over in
her palm, watching it snow
in another life.
Bobbi Sinha-Morey is a poet living in the peaceful city of Brookings, Oregon. Her poetry can be seen in places such as Pirene's Fountain, Orbis, Open Window Review, Taproot Literary Review, and The Path, among others. Her books of poetry are available at Amazon.com
and www.writewordsinc.com. In addition, Bobbi´s
website is located at http://bobbisinhamorey.wordpress.com.