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Dancing on Glass

Bonnie ClementsFebruary 3, 2020

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Dancing on Glass

written by: Bonnie Clements

Butterfly stencils breathe life into the glass
I wonder who put them there–
the woman who lived here
before me
An elderly woman
A grandmother–
maybe her grandchild
or maybe she just liked the shapes
the colours
gold, red and blue.
Winter sun shines through their wings
fluttering like butterflies do.

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Bonnie Clements

Bonnie lives with her husband and two cats. She is retired and writes as often she can, walks to explore her beautiful surroundings and loves to capture her experiences on camera. She also plays music and belongs to a ukulele band!

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Gabriela M. is a US university professor and author of three novels. Her poetry was published in Spillwords Press, Vita Brevis, Indian Periodical, Gioielli Rubati Poetry (translated in Italian by Flavio Almerighi), Tuck Magazine, KashmirPen, “Heretics, Lovers, and Madmen,” Literary Yard, Proletaria, Free Verse Revolution, and other venues. She was selected “Author of the Month” at Spillwords (April 2019). Her poem “The Breath of Love and Death” was voted “Publication of the Month” at Spillwords (November 2019). Gabriela’s work was included in the following anthologies: America’s Emerging Poets Southeast Region (Z Publishing House, 2018); Florida’s Best Emerging Poets (Z Publishing House, 2019); and Pain & Renewal (Vita Brevis Press, 2020). Her poetry book, Passion: Love Poems and Other Writings, will be published by Vita Brevis Press under the pen name Gabriela Marie Milton in Spring 2020. She blogs at shortprose. Christina Schwarz, the author of the New York Times Bestseller “Drowning Ruth,” on Gabriela’s poetry: “With lush language and lavish imagery, Gabriela M. evokes a fantastic world ripe with emotion.”