Fierce and Daisy

Among greengolden pastures,
the fierce grew. Its plastic
vampire teeth tore into the jugulars of bluebells,
its molten leavetaking gave the earth
scars and heartburn, and left the fresh grass in tears.
The roots, understanding the nature of siege, its effects
and causes, sent fierce a chance, moist daisy,
the softest of sorrow incarnate.
Fierce, mating beauty to sadness, blushed
an incandescent vermilion that spread
like holy wildfire.
Fierce stayed fierce
but loved through
daisy’s soft sorrow
in fostering fated
outgrowth.
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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; 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 plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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  1. The flower and foliage wordsmith

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