Angel above the closet door, prone in flight among stars, trumpet to lip, long white gown and chestnut hair flowing, ribbon of old rose
suddenly upon me, like the yellow-green skies of severe weather
the opposite of transcendental
that gray, rust-streaked boxcar ―inscrutable graffiti tags― rattling empty through town
Daye Phillippo is a graduate of Purdue University and Warren Wilson MFA for Writers. She is the recipient of The Elizabeth George Grant and
