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  • The American Poetry Review

    SEVEN POEMS

    Sep 01, 2021 2 minutes
    DOROTHEA LASKY

    The Ballet

    The dancers
    In a terribly bright
    Light blue gauze
    Retained the mystery

    Skating on a lake
    Blue and ice
    An illusionary time
    Where poetry feels inevitable

    The terrific clown
    Who lies inside
    Every blue dress
    Does he see me

    Always a star
    Always a root
    Horrible auras
    At the door

    But no matter where we startIt all ends in an oceanHard andOn the approaching blue dawn

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