stonepicnicking_okapi

I have a year subscription to a poetry community called The Poetic License which is moderated by British poet Jo Bell, and January's prompt is Lists, and there is a list (heh) of list poems. I liked this one from Rust & Moth journal Summer 2023.

20/20 Lexicon by Michael Bazzett

Author: (n.) a primate who strikes bargains with words
Breath: (n.) an afterthought until it’s not
Currency: (n.) cousin to current, it’s meant to flow
Danger: (v.) torn from angels, born of anger
Empty: (v.) introduces a present absence
Faith: (n.) is a wicker cage holding invisible birds
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