(still so terrified of pears)
stretched with birthing
its sacrifice
of tenderness – summer’s
cervix dilated with chart-
reuse-grained generosity
curved into cooling evenings
fruition, delivered
at the splendour of the leaves
surrender with the fullness
of time
freckled with kisses stolen
by the sun, marking
its territory in the
savage afternoons plucked
distillation of sugared
rounding, cheeks swollen
with mouthfuls
of gritty-bruising, letting
down the elbows, her milk of honeyed
lactation
Meet Mago Contributor, Kerryn Coombs-Valeontis.
I agree with you, Nate. All of these Bible verses do seem to suggest the fact that there is something either sinister or Satanic in regards to Noon (or mid-day). A lot of those verses also seem to suggest the fact that “Noon” is associated with the phenomenon of “death.” Another way of understanding “mid-day” is that it might not be a reference to “noon” but to the time referred to as “dusk” (as opposed to dawn) when the sun is about to set and darkness is about to reign in. If true, then the term “mid” would mean “middle” as in the middle or in-between day and night. Anyway, just a theory.