Show & Tell by Shahé Mankerian | One Poem Only
One Poem Only is a daily ritual: one poem, center stage, just for now.Show & TellShahé MankerianThis poem was first published in Contemporary Verse 2, Summer 2024 (Vol. 47, No. 1)To Lucille CliftonJosé lifted a rabbit from a corroded cageand said, “This is Jesús. We found himsleeping among the dead daffodils.”Elizabeth asked us to cover our ears“Because Beethoven was deaf,” she saidas “Ode to Joy” squeaked on her violin.I clapped the loudest because on the firstday of school Liz braided my shoelaceswith hers. Mrs. Honzay poked my forearmwith a pen, “Settle down,” she whispered.Sweaty Mika…
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