I Am Made of Many Doors

by | Oct 23, 2013 | Poetry

I AM MADE of many doors:

—water

falling through water

 

—white arrows

on painted lichen

 

—tracks in snow –

pine marten? squirrel?

 

little snow hands

 

(Can I say they are

“like” my hands?

”    “my” hands

”

 

.  .  .  .  .  .  .

 

: Skeins of wool

fall through my fingers

I knit a sheep house, I knit

a sheep house for my body

 

beautiful body

 

entered, entering

 

Photo By: Andrew Feicht

About The Author

Claire Hero

Claire Hero is the author of Sing, Mongrel and of three chapbooks: afterpastures, Cabinet, and most recently, Dollyland (Tarpaulin Sky 2012). Her poems have appeared in Black Warrior Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, Handsome, Magpie [UK], and elsewhere. Currently she lives in the Hudson Valley and teaches at SUNY-New Paltz.