Like so many who make a difference by their humility and presence, Leslie Pierce was just such a person. Here is a poem dedicated to her which appears in my second book Onion Season Pt. 2. Because of her I participated twice in Frisson at the Columbia Museum of Art. In my preparation by talking with her, this poem ensued. – John M. Starino
i come to do homework
frisson prepare cma
the light plays a different way
inconsequential of the lens
this muse
this day
setting, tenor
articulation
leslie pierce
brown hair exhibit
brown eyes alive today
i peruse even remark
how vibrant you are
do you ever wish
any one to sit down
be at eye level
that you do not
have to look up to
since in essence
i look up to you
your difference is so obvious
not like mine
and in further essence
a difference only
in appearance
entreat to enjoin
compassionate, intelligent
demonstrative, adept
so in this essence of humankind
you are the standard that has been raised
astride your chariot
every day
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