They all said they saw
everything. And more
of those who came back
confirmed what they
hadn’t seen.
They were unanimous.
It had risen from the snow,
leaped from the underbrush,
rushed towards the king’s men,
skewered the wolf,
turned from white to blue,
whinnied with triumph,
melted into the fog.
is a German-born British national living and writing in Lima, Peru, and the author of two novels as well as seven poetry collections. Her poetry has been published widely in mostly US poetry reviews (online and print), and has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her most recent collections, Do Oceans Have Underwater Borders? (Kelsay Books, July 2022), Whistling in the Dark (Cyberwit, July 2022), and Saudade (Kelsay Books, November 2022), are available on Amazon. She is at work on a new manuscript.
Author’s website: https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/
