Nested

Nested

Michael Dechane

Cupped in the dawn burn
at the center of a flame azalea’s sprawl
inside the pine straw bowl her body
turned, a cardinal, like a heart singed
by awe, forms unknowing
within, her only egg.

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Michael Dechane
Writer 

Michael’s poetry has appeared in Image, Southern Poetry Review, Spiritus, Bellingham Poetry Review, Tar River Poetry, Lake Effect, and elsewhere. The Long Invisible (Wildhouse Publishing), his debut poetry collection, is due out in September 2024. He is the founder of Reify Marketing, a solopreneur consultation and content development venture for associations, authors, and exceptional organizations. With his partner, Regan, he is an owner-custodian of a home built in 1900 in a cove forest on the French Broad River north of Asheville, NC. Learn more at www.michaeldechane.com or LinkedIn.

Photography by Irina Iriser