Writers Abroad Magazine Issue 3 September 2015 | Page 34

WRITERS ABROAD MAGAZINE

Before the Storm
A Poem by Rilla Norslund

Golden light under purple
rain-pregnant sky,
You want to shout, be brave,
take a chance, it may not happen.
Dance.
Forget laws. Excuses,
what’s the worst case?
Jackfruit swell as green lungs
breathe deep
warm, humid air,
if you dare.
Soaking last light. Unity,
all merge to one at night.
Translucent yellow petals deepen
against darkening sky. Dripping.
It’s only day whispering
Good bye.
No one
is going to die.
Dhaka 2015 WA

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