{nat’l poetry month: champagne celebration}

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launched

smash champagne against
hardback spine. Wait for edits —
“rewrite everything”

Sorry to be cheating nature again, but I’m knee-deep in other work. I did look at the roses this morning, and found a purple-and-lavender surprise in my front yard — no roses out there, so I don’t usually linger long, but I did want to see if any of the agapanthas had bloomed. When I found the “volunteer,” I gasped, oohed, and aahed, and you will soon see pictures. A shout-out to Andromeda, who first photographed HER purple-and-lavender ruffled surprise, framed it, and sent it to me. Lovely irises…

Awaiting an editorial letter — and girding my loins for a big rewrite — but, it’s a happy place to be; editorial letters mean that, at the end of the road stands your contract. Carry on, writer!