Stars

 

The night sky
carries stars between its teeth

like pins in the teeth of a woman
designing a habit.

 

first published in Bunny (Bloodaxe, 2001), Selima Hill 2001, from Gloria (Bloodaxe, 2008), used by permission of the author and the publisher

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