A Poem for Leslie from John Starino

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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