The moor
Reena Prasad
Wounds woven into the grass
erupt on still mornings
their raw edges held close
High and thirsty
vultures fan the ground
having tasted a red liquid rose
Some cuts heal beautifully
stitched anew
with glistening threads of hope
while a vast wasteland waits
to garner fresh sores.
Reena Prasad - Reena Prasad is a poet from India, now based in Sharjah. She has
several poems published in English anthology collections (Change,
Indus Valley, Love in Verses, Musings—a Mosaic, eight anthologies by
Barry Mowles and Friends and 8 of Brian Wrixon’s anthologies, also in
online journals: Carty’s Poetry Journal, Indian Ruminations, Indian
Review and in online magazines such as Youth Ki Awaaz. Angle Journal
carries 2 of her poems in the Spring/summer issue. She has 3
poems in REVISTA CUIB-NEST-NIDO ANV-NR.15 MARTIE 2013. Her poems have
found place among the winning entries in contests by Writer's Cafe,
Ekphrasis India, Poets Corner and Xpresspublications. She writes at
http://harivarasanam.wordpress.com/ at her poetry blog, Butterflies of
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