Teresa White

WEALTH

I own the moon
glowering in the southern sky.

My purse has many pockets
and all of them are full.

Our house has not burned down.

We have not drowned
on a ferry in Nigeria.

Flood waters have not forced
livestock to the roof.

I am rich.
Our cupboards are full,
there is grain in the bin.

I have a jewelry box glimmering
with amethyst, jade
and malachite.

A time will come when
we will lie down together
under lilacs and roses

and let the  braille of our headstones
tell our simple story.

Location:	Spokane, Washington
Email:	whiteheart_1998@yahoo.com
Website:	http://members.tripod.com/~whiteheart2/index.html
Publications:	Octavo, Poet's Canvas, Conspire, Small Spiral Notebook, Eclectica, Thunder Sandwich, Kimera, Rattle, Snow Monkey, Cenotaph, Stirring
Book:	In What Furnace?
Awards:	Pushcart Prize nominee

- April 2004 - My Father Meets a Mexican Dusk April 26, 1991 4:55PM Wichita, Kansas Planting Begonias On Being Asked To Send My Photo For A Bio On The Web Wealth