Poem in Which the Bike Lane Is a Thought Vehicle
for Lauren Russell
I have had the privilege
of crying in public
& I believe
in paying attention,
ringing doorbells to say
I am here for the open house
Lauren wrote a perfect poem
about the crows
& now I am unsure of what else to say
except that they have migrated
from Preston Street to Lake Montebello
making peace with geese
as they dance in cloud ridge-lines
& I do not want to romanticize
this ruin
this flight
that people can only dream of
© Tracy Dimond
Tracy Dimond is the author of the full-length poetry collection, Emotion Industry (Barrelhouse). A Baker Artist Award finalist and Best of the Net nominee, she is also the author of four chapbooks, including: TO TRACY LIKE / TO LIKE / LIKE (akinoga press) and Sorry I Wrote So Many Sad Poems Today (Ink Press), winner of Baltimore City Paper’s Best Chapbook. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Smartish Pace, Lines + Stars, Washington Writers Publishing House, and other places. Dimond holds her MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore.
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