the inventive arts • (the calendars)
MYA CALENDAR
Monks of the Years
for Zodiacal Ears
Actuary, Fritillary, Mush
Mandrill, Mace, Jejune,
Jelly, Aghast, Septic Ember,
Oak Toner, Remember, Distemper
Device to
Mesmerize the Monks
30 days hath septic ember
mandrill jejeune and remember
all the rest have 31 dyes
of different color:
Actuary: puce
Mush: buff
Mace: rose
Jelly: lime
Aghast: jade
Oak Toner: rust
Distemper: slush
except Fritillary which howls
28 cold tones of dust.
Colette Inez
“Mya Calendar” from
Getting Under Way:
New and Selected Poems
by Colette Inez.
(Story Line Press, 1993)
Monks of the Yearsfor Zodiacal Ears
Actuary, Fritillary, Mush
Mandrill, Mace, Jejune,
Jelly, Aghast, Septic Ember,
Oak Toner, Remember, Distemper
Device to
Mesmerize the Monks
30 days hath septic ember
mandrill jejeune and remember
all the rest have 31 dyes
of different color:
Actuary: puce
Mush: buff
Mace: rose
Jelly: lime
Aghast: jade
Oak Toner: rust
Distemper: slush
except Fritillary which howls
28 cold tones of dust.
Colette Inez
“Mya Calendar” from
Getting Under Way:
New and Selected Poems
by Colette Inez.
(Story Line Press, 1993)
Labels: calendar, colette inez, georges barbier, poetry
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