Nancy A. Henry
Perseids

I have gone to great lengths
to avoid crushing a tiny fly
between the pages of this book.

Infinitesimal gnat,
he did not need to raise
his  6 black shoes one slight scintilla
to step right over
any of these big ideas.

Last night,
I put myself under the stars
and let them fall down on me.

I grow more daring,
practicing for my next thousand years.

Notice, there  is nothing in this poem
about you.



Nancy A. Henry: My poems have appeared or are upcoming  in Animus, Southern Humanities Review, Pedestal, Poetrybay, Three Candles, whimperbang, Poetry International, The Hollins Critic, Spoon River Poetry Review, and over 200 other publications in the US, UK and AU. I'm an Associate Editor of The Café Review, and teach English composition and literature at Southern Maine Community College. I was a co-editor of the Maine poetry anthology A Sense of Place. My chapbooks Anything Can Happen and Hard were published by MuscleHead Press. I've received a Pushcart Prize nomination and an Atlanta Review International Merit Award.  email:  N.A.Henry 
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