Perfectionist in White Linen

by | Feb 17, 2023 | Poetry

PERFECTIONIST IN WHITE LINEN

The guest says too bad the okra wasn’t air fried, the brisket not made her way,
potato salad too high in calories. Who can digest all that fat? And why am I wearing
black on such a hot day?

Her gift of
Asiatic lilies
knowing I’m allergic

 

Photo by weather-systems, used and adapted under CC.

About The Author

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Alexis Rotella’s latest contribution to the field of Japanese Poetry Forms in English is Grandmother’s Pearls (Dream Poems). She curated and edited Unsealing Our Secrets, an short-pem anthology devoted to MeToo experiences (Touchstone Book Award 2018). Her haibun collection Scratches on the Moon received a Touchstone Book Award in 2020. Tim Green, editor of Rattle, interviewed Alexis (You Tube) where she read “Lost Souls,” in Rattle’s 2021 Poetry Competition. Alexis practices acupuncture in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is also an award-winning mobile photographer/artist.