O short-stringed kite of the underworld
O flightless black moth
O crumpled cage of the rainless
O question mark of the masses
O hustler at doorways and bus-stops
O dance of the tall and hatless
O fallen perfect arches
O gaunt fashionista
O sterile hydrangea
O shake of muddy dog
O broken sky
Published online March 01, 2010
Elena E. Johnson’s poetry has been short-listed for contests in ARC, Malahat Review and This Magazine and anthologized in Rocksalt — Contemporary Poets of British Columbia. In 2008 she was the inaugural writer-in-residence at a remote research station in the Yukon. She lives in Vancouver.
