Stefanie Bennett- Two Poems

Stefanie Bennett has published several books of poetry, a novel, and a libretto. Her

poems have appeared Carcinogenic Poetry, VerseWrights, Provo Canyon Review,

The Galway Review, Illya’s Honey, The Fib Review, Shot Glass Journal, Snow

Monkey, Ink, Sweat & Tears, The Lake, Poetry Pacific and others. Of mixed

ancestry [Italian/Irish/Paugussett-Shawnee] she was born in Townsville, Qld.,

Australia. Stefanie’s latest poetry title ‘The Vanishing’ was published in 2015

by Walleah Press and is available from Walleah, Amazon and Fishpond Books.

 

 

 

SIGNS        

 

... You remained the same

For 40 years:

You – put the cat out

Instead

Of the milk money –.

The squatter’s chair –.

The imaginary Diva

From next door –.

The Pilot light,

And a picture

Postcard

Of Pompeii.

 

Always, you strayed

My way

As before...

                Tramping

Grand Elysium Fields

And more

Back then

              When

It was ‘we’

Who were

 

The living.

 

 

 

MIDNIGHT PASTORALE    

 

From my perpendicular

Slope

Yesterday

Comes rushing

Towards me.