April 24, 2009 by lcpnationalpoetrymonth2008
The Lesson
in her office of grey grey light
my hand floats pink
tethered to her command
opens one small finger at a time
to a smash of leather eighteen inches long
fingers sting forty-five years older around the curl
Bob Stallworthy has 4 books of poetry. His latest collection launched in April 2009 is, Things that Matter Now, Frontenac House, 2009. This poem is from that collection. His book, Optics, was short-listed for the 2004 W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize.
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Congrats Bob on your new book – I like this poem very much.