Delaware

only five appearances
on the ghostly perimeters

old nightmares harvest
stillness that dances alone

women’s voices sound love
within wide mother-countries

silken earthworms find hearts
yet how we still talk — and sing!

forage words, shorten stories —
embrace apocalyptic solar winds

. . . . .

Poet: Susan Powers Bourne
Sources: Women.Poets.Delaware
Work titles by Adams, Baggott,
Balingit, Battin, and Bierds
Process: Augmented cento