by Katie Gormley
We celebrate
Bright Death.
Swirl down;
Yellow, orange, red
Flash—
Brief fire against the blue.
Look at one:
It is absorbed into the just-drowned mass.
So:
Crunch upon them,
Stomp upon them,
Beat your idle heels upon them:
Dance.
by Katie Gormley
We celebrate
Bright Death.
Swirl down;
Yellow, orange, red
Flash—
Brief fire against the blue.
Look at one:
It is absorbed into the just-drowned mass.
So:
Crunch upon them,
Stomp upon them,
Beat your idle heels upon them:
Dance.
Midori Evans is the author of numerous articles on creativity and writing, as well as a contributor to and publisher of two local SouthCoast MA anthologies. She has a chapbook of her short writings and photography coming out in 2026.