From the absolute hovel
of unlettered ruins,
a crabby shard,
reflecting a tasseled badge of moonlight—
this, the modest origins
to ceremony and marvel,
as she built an outlaw cathedral
of self,
in which she dwelled and worshipped,
vagrantly hospitable
to the glittering harem of angels
who, nightly,
swooped down
to carve sacral
texts of light
upon her rumored longing
to grow sheer,
and host holy fire.
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.
