The Village of the Mermaids 1942, Oil on panel Paul Delvaux Those who cross the sea change the sky, not their souls ~ Horace it’s there: above ankles crossed beneath home-school dresses, her folded hands conceal secrets aligned at right angles. but as her eyes implore the middle distance between a compromise and insignificance, her ears catch the liquid shifting— a past just beyond the stillness she can’t let go. for Rachel MEH MEH is Matthew E. Henry, a Pushcart nominated poet with works appearing in publications including Brick Rhetoric, Kweli Journal, Poetry East, Rhino, Spillway, and Syntax. He’s a high school teacher who spends money he doesn’t have on way too many advanced degrees in various content areas.
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