Owing to One Part of Speech


about the sky in pure conjecture
above aerials and water towers
across alleys, rooftops, expectations
after the old words: icebox, tinfoil, nickelodeon, baby
against caritas, mercy, each other
among foundlings, fledglings
around corners, candy stores, beer gardens
at moon slant, star stroke
before disseminated intravascular coagulation
beside brides and maids and silent tales
by contract, by gods
despite desire
down, down, Derry down
during the laudate, miserare
except me
for want of a finer feeling, father, lover
from your palm a tender cup
in media res, instead
into this day, ce jour, this journey
of stone, steel, concrete
on the cusp of caring
through sunlight my darlings
under startled branches
until the morning moon, children's moon
up with
with her name before and after


Meredith Trede



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