Joan McNeerney, Poet, Stellar Showcase Journal ISSN 1911-1827

Stellar Showcase Journal
ISSN 1911-1827

Spring 2011

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Joan McNerney - Poet - Ravena New York

Joan McNerney’s poetry has been included in numerous literary magazines such
as Boston Review of the Arts, Kalliope, Mudfish, Spectrum and Word
Thursdays. Four of her books have been published by fine literary presses. Her
latest title is Having Lunch with the Sky, A.P.D. Press, Albany, New York.

Picnic in the Rain

We wouldn't let the
rain stop us so we had
our picnic in the car.
Crowds evaporated
running with jackets
flung over their heads.
It grew more and more
quiet except for a few
susurrus raindrops.
Us alone drinking wine
walking over meadows
of grass, moist fragrant.
Your face so wet
sweet wine.

Ripples creep over our feet

Should we stand shivering or
dive in? Lose our footprints?

The sun is a giant beach ball.
See it splashing through
waves all red violet blue.

Weaving around this ocean
my legs encircle your waist.
You are so massive and wonderful.

Perhaps we can discover some
great canyons where stars
fell one billion years ago.

I see beams of light in
your hands touching their
cool luminosity now.

Guess what?

After this New England
winter, I want to take
off my clothes...so bad.
But could it be cold
here even in summer?

Imagine naked under the
sun. Swimming through
one million lakes. Or
lying on grass...so warm
warm warm.

Maybe count every leaf
on every tree. I've
always wanted to do that.
And stars too!

Would you come with me?
Lots of puritans would
disapprove. Yes they
would. Sometimes their
eyes are like granite.

We could climb those hills.
They'd just say we're
crazy, running out with
no clothes and leave us alone.

Then what would we do?