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My daughter laughed by Katrin Talbot
My daughter laughed
and said
she could only hear
her boots
but couldn't you hear
it too?
The prairie swelling,
the dark and trembling crescendo in
the thawing earth
as the bilateral state
begins to unfurl
towards
away
and I begin
to remember
the shock value
of
green
© by Katrin Talbot.
Used with the author's permission.
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Photo credit: Isabel Karp
Australian-born Katrin Talbot is a violist, photographer, and poet. Her award-winning work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologies and she is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Falling Asleep at the Circus, and The Devil Orders a Latte. Katrin lives in the Madison, Wisconsin area, with quite a few chickens. Learn more about her at https://www.katrintalbot.com/.

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Shoshauna Shy:
I want to see that bomber jacket, Katrin!
Posted 04/02/2015 08:52 PM
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transitions:
Loved the 'shock value of green'~ so original, so true! Sweet poem.
Posted 04/02/2015 12:20 PM
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jeanie:
i love this poem, katrin.
Posted 04/02/2015 09:21 AM
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mimi:
so tender and so brief, that green...love this...
Posted 04/02/2015 07:40 AM
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KevinArnold:
Very fun. the end of winter and beginning of green.
Posted 04/01/2015 11:35 PM
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