the seeds
felicia sanzary chernesky
like blood like ink
when bit are bitter-
what did you expect?
tethered wife, you spend
half the cold year
below. reluctant sightseer, you
can't be held accountable
who cannot be held.
hush your pink mouth—
wait for singing blossoms
about the author
Felicia Sanzari Chernesky lives in Somerset County, New Jersey, with her husband and their four children. She is a freelance instructor, writer, and editor whose articles and poetry have appeared in a variety of print and online publications, most currently saucyvox.com and the Edison Literary Review (forthcoming). A former managing editor of the scholarly quarterly Academic Questions, Ms. Chernesky holds a degree in American poetry from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently working on a collection of poems entitled Paprika Road.
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