Transformation

There are times
when it is necessary
for the body to become its own cradle,
a nest-fed rocking
and grave trembling toward
the loam of ceremony
and siege,
and while transformation isn’t easy,
if you listen closely,
tender ear to the asking silence,
you will hear your fragile seeds
singing softly in the birthing dark,
of the bowing rites which precede
the fanning of ancient-new wings
to air and rise.

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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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