Merna Dyer Skinner
Forgotten are the living who disappear
into skyscraper sugar clouds Eyes perched
above cheekbones necks searching for the Sun
inside lightning Autumn’s iron spoons
dance shuck and shuffle the Clapper Fandango
stirring desert silences into applause
from afterlife performers Praise-sounds
echo from tongues clattering inside skulls
and teeth chattering as lipless jaws shout
Bravo Brava
Merna Dyer Skinner (she/her) is a poet and communications consultant living in Portland, OR. Her poems have appeared in: Rust + Moth, Lily Poetry Review, Quartet, and The Baltimore Review, among other journals, and three anthologies. Her chapbook, A Brief History of Two Aprons, was published by Finishing Line Press. Merna holds an MA in Communication Studies from Emerson College. She’s lived in six U.S. states, and traveled to six continents.
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