by
Lola Haskins
The
poems in Desire Lines, both new and selected, give shape
to the desires we must nourish in ourselves if we are to retain
our compassion. As such, the poems collaborate as a series
of variations on the theme of desire, much like the way a motif
weaves through a piece of music or a thread through a tapestry.
Although Haskins seldom writes autobiographically, many of her
poems give voice to other women, both historical and imagined.
Haskins is an accomplished pianist and her poetry is flush with
music, tonalities and modulations. Fittingly, there are
ample poems from her celebrated 1990 collection, "Forty-Four
Ambitions for the Piano" as well as three dozen new poems.
Appoggiatura
and Fermata
Fermata,
the older sister, envies
Appoggiatura's
easy grace, covets
the
way she slides downstairs
on
silvery heels. Appoggiatura
teases
Dad until he beams, changes
into
honey for Mom. Alone, she
wanders
room to room. She is real
only
in the mirror of someone's face.
Fermata
can stay quite still while
the
last curve of sun flashes
green
at the edge of the sea.
Whatever
she is, she is forever.
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