Four Poems by Emily Siegenthaler
War
Tree
Hat
Happy
First published at Queen Mob’s Teahouse
About the Author:
Emily Siegenthaler lives and writes in Western Massachusetts. You can also find her on tumblr and twitter.
First published at Queen Mob’s Teahouse
About the Author:
Emily Siegenthaler lives and writes in Western Massachusetts. You can also find her on tumblr and twitter.
Come slowly – Eden!
Lips unused to Thee –
Bashful – sip thy Jessamines –
As the fainting Bee –
I taste a liquor never brewed —
From Tankards scooped in Pearl —
Not all the Vats upon the Rhine
Yield such an Alcohol!
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