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05 April 2010

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)

2 comments:

hi, and thanks so much for stopping by. i spend all too much time thinking my own thoughts about this stuff, so please tell me yours. i thrive on the exchange!