Abyss & Apex : First Quarter 2006

Karen A. Romank

Jumpers

Their toes grip
cloud-kissed cliffs
until the wind chants their names
and the sea swirls in nosegay

They
dive

Zero points for form—
aim is what matters,
each to her tributary,
one lifestream per soul

They
land

onto a red carpet
where the grass is always greener,
idling for a moment
till two hands lift them home

__________

Karen A. Romanko’s poetry and short stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, Ideomancer, Would That It Were, The Pedestal Magazine, Dreams and Nightmares, and NFG, among others. Her first poetry collection, Raven’s Runes: Equations in Time, was released by Sam’s Dot Publishing in 2004. She also edits and publishes the specfic and mystery e-zine Raven Electrick (ravenelectrick.com) 

 

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Art Director: Bonnie Brunish

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