“Litany in the Locrian Mode” by Daniel Jenkins (poetry, ’18)

An excerpt from “Litany in the Locrian Mode” by Daniel Jenkins (poetry, ’18) published at catheXis:

Litany in the Locrian Mode

The arthritic dog sleeping upside down, paws dream-wincing—

 

Black-caked ashtrays and cigarette smoke—

 

The back deck. The yellow mosquito bulb—

 

Band march cloud scuffle, breaking gray clay sky—

 

Budding trees, no ballad, no mezzo-soprano—

 

Gregorian chant, or any chant for that matter—

 

Bottom shelf brandy and pink wine—    […continue reading here]