Five Short Poems on Georgia O'Keeffe, by Dan Franch

Alligator Pear No. 2, by Georgia O'Keeffe (USA). 1920-1921.

Alligator Pear – No. 2

Two alligator pears
in a basket - 
fresh milk stains her dress

In the Patio VIII, by Georgia O'Keeffe (USA). 1950.

In the Patio VIII

shot blast of clouds
over partially shaded door,
green, closed, unable enter

Pond in the Woods, by Georgia O'Keeffe (USA). 1922.

A Piece of Wood, by Georgia O'Keeffe (USA). 1942.

Pond in the Woods & A Piece of Wood
​
In ceaseless, spiraling 
echo chamber of wood,
a pond grows

Gerald's Tree 1, by Georgia O'Keeffe (USA). 1937.

Gerald's Tree I

from scorched earth 
rises Gerald's Tree -
stripped bare and
writhing in heat

Pelvis IV, by Georgia O'Keeffe (USA). 1944.

Pelvis IV
​
Through the eye 
of a cow's pelvis
I see the moon

Dan Franch

​Originally from Chicago, Dan Franch currently resides in the country of Estonia. Currently a language teacher in Estonia, he has traveled extensively, has lived in six countries, and has had a wide variety of random life experiences. Restless by nature, Dan is doing his best to settle into an extended stay in his children's homeland.