The Rebirth of Aphrodite

The tasseled white veins
of the sea pulsate
and spread powdery
billows.
The wild expanse
is a magnificent lay
of azure froth and fizzing eyelets,
goldened by the dragon’s teeth of sun.
Clefted,
between a rock
and a soft place,
the slowpooling shadow
of Venus
is cast,
to pierce,
and to spool
mortal longing.
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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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