Minuet

Almost dusk. Young
unbridled lovers, hands bonded,
fingers chaste in a minuet,
lying on their backs
in the sunspiked grass
of the graveyard.
The boy whispers something
into the girl’s ear, the girl giggles
at that something, and then silence,
in which the epitaph marking love’s tender passage,
is being written for future reference.
Unknown's avatar

About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
This entry was posted in Poetry and tagged , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a comment