Poetry and Art by Joanna C. Valente
- Lover's Eye Press
- Sep 24
- 1 min read
The Man Who Laughs and the Woman Trapped in Time
Rise through wild river under moon lit hour— whisper the universe—desire
eternal—then hold heaven fruits as gifts belonging of sea where run-rose morning lights
a room red—eternality dripping want like a planet made of water—that is what the long-haired woman in limbo
says to him in sleep—his nights full of undulating longing—of woman but also of quiet—a kind of laughter
that rings heaven’s doors
from a wagon lonely of luxury but not
from love’s unkindness.
He learns to drive a boat just to sail her away from
herself so a new creature can be born within
her—and him—rise out like Caravaggio’s angel
unseen—an arm reaching for a woman
as if to fix all earth’s problems—stomp out
insatiable appetites the shape of demons—
he knows she can’t see and he can’t speak
these dreams—the gifts of fruits—
but that she is the cause of it.
Joanna C. Valente is a human who dreams of living inside a seashell. Joanna is the author of several collections including η ψυχή, η ψυχή μας/the soul, our soul. They are the illustrator of Dead Tongue by Bunkong Tuon and Raven King by Fox Henry Frazier.
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