Piccolo Warming Up by Katrin Talbot
Like a seam
ripping
Like a needle
the pierce,
the mend
I hear her a floor below
through the hall’s intercom
as I sip coffee,
check my fastenings,
scan for
unravelings
She could be
the first part of
a sunrise,
the interruption of
night by
day,
their quiet arguments,
their kiss goodnight
Australian-born Katrin Talbot’s collection Wrong Number is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press and she has six other chapbooks.. Her poetry has appeared in many journals, including Main Street Rag, Trouvaille Review, Fresh Ink, Bramble, and Your Daily Poem and many anthologies. She also has two Pushcart Prize nominations and quite a few chickens.