good voodoo

a poem for Peter Kidd
by debora Ewing

i buried you tonight
with a full moon and Jupiter

in a stump beside
that stubborn trumpet vine

mixed by my own hand
you were so proud of me you said

Rough Roads May Exist - photo by debora Ewing
datura blossom - photo by Bradley Nordell

in the coming seasons
man-eaters will root your skin

this ritual is nothing
an indulgent smile

like a face in the moon
might have inhaled a little 

for doc blossom
3.7.2023
Annandale

3 thoughts on “good voodoo

  1. I just love this, Deb. Your poetry’s gotten so austere, powerful, angular, and granular.

    Brava!
    Sophia

  2. Lovely tribute

  3. awwww I love it when you say Brava! Reminds me of your dad.

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