Joli Dy : Writing

dum spiro, spero

dum spiro, spero

A Poem by Joli Dy


Only a respite, Sweet interlude Where we can inhale hope And exhale soft omissions. What's the harm Sweet time-out-of-time In one last dream Of..
Dredging

Dredging

A Poem by Joli Dy


My flawed eyes lifted heavenward Stray to a stain on the pew. The way home measured beneath my feet By a legion of crunching oyster shells And my..
Sonnet of a Woodcock

Sonnet of a Woodcock

A Poem by Joli Dy


When mercy freed me from your switchblade smile, At last I wept the loss that coursed like blood Unstaunched, to pale all grasp of truth and gui..
East of Baudelaire

East of Baudelaire

A Poem by Joli Dy


Am I back there somewhereYesterday, all glue sticks and glitter,Gym class and grammar?My grandmother squinting at her fingers,Sewing smiles on ragdoll..
Frigga's Loom

Frigga's Loom

A Poem by Joli Dy


When in the crystal pool I first beheld You, angel sweet at rest, Oh cherub child, my heart was ever yours! That eve I spun for you My princeling..
Eidolon

Eidolon

A Poem by Joli Dy


Shaped like a cross, you stood, A pantomime invitation to embrace Before God and all that is good. Little Scarecrow Woman with a shiny face, Your ..
Fingerpainting with God

Fingerpainting with God

A Poem by Joli Dy


Folding my words Into a paper airplane, I dream of cargo holds Along its college-ruled belly And perhaps a bomber’s bay Where one..
Still Here

Still Here

A Poem by Joli Dy


"You're only given a little spark of madness, and if you lose that, you're nothing. Note, from me to you... Don't ever lose that cause it keeps you al..
A Choreography of Epsilon

A Choreography of Epsilon

A Poem by Joli Dy


If the Earth must have an axis, why not me? I am inclined in a skyward reach, arcing back, Letting the soles of my feet extend to her core, F..
Leprosarium

Leprosarium

A Poem by Joli Dy


Upon visiting Carville, the last leprosarium in the U.S. located in Louisiana. At the time of my visit, only a handful of residents remained. It close..

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