Dampened pigment smeared on canvas
reveals rivers, vagabonds, and iris petals;
an image formed on the whiff of a dream.
The fragrant, sweaty, summer night
presses a thick, muffling quilt over
a rosebud mouth and riots of curly hair.

Ghosts of muses hiss and fizzle,
wrapping her in a deep cotton haze,
whispering in silence obscured by
trucks hauling bittersweet tunes
and half-smoked cigarettes.
Trickling stream, red water.

Tiger-tinted wings bear inspirations off
to the place where daydreams find a home
in the dust.

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Erin M. Kinch lives and writes in Fort Worth, Texas. Her short fiction has appeared in various print and online publications, including Every Day Fiction, Allegory, and Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic. Visit her website at www.erinmkinch.com.

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5 Responses to “INSPIRATION • by Erin M. Kinch”

1. Living the Fictional Dream » Foray into Poetry Says:
   November 22nd, 2008 at 7:32 am

   [...] poem, “Inspiration,” is the poem of the day over at Every Day [...]

2. K.C. Says:
   November 22nd, 2008 at 10:41 am

   Shiny, Erin! I particularly liked “an image formed on the whiff of a dream.” Gave it a five.

3. Gray Says:
   November 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm

   Nice. Very nice.

4. Oonah V Joslin Says:
   November 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm

   My favourite line here was
   “Ghosts of muses hiss and fizzle,”
   That appealed to me when I first read this poem and it still does. Thank you, Erin.

5. Lyn Says:
   November 24th, 2008 at 4:19 am

   Congrats on seeing this poem go up at EDP. Lots of inspiring images in it.

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