“One must be receptive, receptive to the image at the moment it appears.”
—Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
In moments like these
I do what I do
best—steal.
I see your collage
of sea glass clad the curve
of a clam shell
and raise you a cloth bag
laden with leaves, light
fixtures, planks from bleachers, a pale
pink mannequin
arm, the final words
he whispered before
he left the café at dusk. I see straight
through our trial
to time to be served.
Popo is short
for poor poet
as much as it is
for the police.
Night & Day Poems of Amy Nash 
I really like that line from Bachelard. I think my favorite, or at least the one that has been bouncing around in my head lately is, “For often when we think we are describing we merely imagine.” I look forward to exploring your other poetry.
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Thanks Michael. That’s a good quote too. The Bachelard one is my mantra as a poet. What I strive for anyways. Thanks for checking out my blog!
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