On the theme of the last word
MOON’S TAKE ON VENUS
I was imagining her – small, elfish
in a white gown transforming
into black snakes while she twirled
and swung suddenly a flaming lasso.
With such power, it was obvious
she wanted me to see her this way,
what some might call Apocalypse
but I call Sunday night.
THE GREAT ESCAPE
That Big Dipper’s always dumping space
on my abode, I see it
when I give beer back to the gods
to a soundtrack of gargling soprano frogs.
I give it first to the peach tree
then the apricot and cherry trees
saving the apple and plum trees for last.
By now the gods are drunk enough to rob.
Author Biography
Jason Mashak (b.1973) is a Michigan native who lived also in Georgia, Tennessee, and Oregon. After earning degrees at Portland State University, he moved to Prague, where he writes occasionally, edits routinely, and teaches his daughters everything he can. His first book – Salty as a Lip – is to be reissued in late 2012. Jason reports a second book is in motion.