As long as
there are little girls
with heart-shaped glasses
who are out there,
among the blackbirds and dandelions,
generously unwinding string
like floating rivers of silk,
as they put their butterfly-beating hearts
into the flying of a kite
on a windy spring day,
and as long as there are
mothers
standing nearby in the grass,
cheering them on,
speaking bright musical ribbons
of encouragement
which mainlines directly
into the butterfly-hearts
causing them to warm and flutter,
and the little girls
become equal parts sorceress and pilot
in commandeering sun-kissed flights
for the ages…
As long as there is this,
the world will continue
to exist as a marvelous fable,
restating its theme of simple joy
to a bated
and revolving audience.
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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.
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