SHEILA MURPHY

(This feature is part of TRUCK’s Theme Issue on the List or Catalog Poem. You can go HERE for an Index of the Participating Poets.)

A List of What I List

I list lustrous harp strings tasted by the sun

I list lore quaintly from our counties' contiguity

I list the lanky lead time to my a cappella strums

I list the luxury of lying in apart from birthing 

I list the leisure of intent among my compositions

I list impending wealth in breezes, branches, breath

I list the treble clef against smooth corners

I list performing as a prayer of zest

I list the way the waves toss fractal breadth

I list the overtones as undertones 

I list the ways you light reluctant darkness

I list our habitat's own natural repose

I list the evidence that intuition sparks new lamping

I list a quiet that reveals your perfect speech

I list inventions of unnoticed selves

I list the strings entwined in centers of our reach