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issue 03.

Flying Geese by Margot Nelson

7/18/2020

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For pink: – madder root – avocado pits For brown: – foraged acorns (boiled) For yellow: – daffodils and – dahlias For blue: – Japanese indigo, handled with care Soaked in mordant and strung to dry on the line in the breeze. Measured and sliced stacked beaks pointing south piles bound with twine. Pinned and stitched and pressed like outstretched wings bound to the flock Quilted with thick white thread between spaced out safety pins Cotton on cotton on cotton growing heavy under thimbled thumbs. Left to take flight in the windowsill, fluttering above the downy hedge spring sunshine and cherry blossoms filling the batting like a sigh.

Margot Nelson

​is a French-American writer currently living in the green mountains of Vermont. Her writing has been featured in Teen Vogue, Q/A Poetry, The Honey Mag, Capsule Stories, honey & lime, and as an upcoming featured poet in Mineral Lit magazine. Her writing was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Net award. When she isn't writing, Margot is usually reading, knitting, or taking care of her community garden. You can find her on twitter @margotnwrites

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