Loss
by Sandi Leibowitz
Sandi Leibowitz is a classical singer, school librarian and writer of speculative fiction and poetry. Her work appears in Liminality, Metaphorosis, Mithila Review and other magazines and anthologies. Her poems have been nominated for the Rhysling, Dwarf Star, Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net awards. She lives in a raven's wood in New York City, next door to bogles. You may visit her at www.sandileibowitz.com.
Sky-deer leap the black vault,
shake off Perseid dust as dogs the rain.
They gnaw the shoots of constellations,
crop the night clean
before they flick tails
white as the ghosts of irises
and flee,
leaving us starless,
a thousand dark good-byes in our mouths.
November 23rd, 2016