Body in the Sun
by Shannon Lise
“You are the music while the music lasts.”
~ T.S. Eliot
are you liking the way that we still
have days are you finding the stars
in your throat to sing are you dusting
the tiresome corners of things are you
chasing the whispers away? you have
sailed empty-handed through thousands
of dreams you have cherished and wasted
and mourned everything you have hired
an owl to teach you to sing you have
swallowed your sins on a whim
are you doing the work that will pay
for the fire are you riding the whales
when the whales ride by are you filling
the closets with rosemary ash are you
going to weddings without being asked
are you given to greeting the light while
it lasts are you ready at last to begin?
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Shannon Lise is a poet and writer who finds herself constantly fascinated by the power of art to heal and transform. Originally from Texas, Shannon spent twelve years in Turkey and is currently located in Québec City, where she is pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology. Her debut poetry collection, Such Excess of Light, was released in 2021 with Kelsay Books. Recent work has appeared in or is forthcoming from CERASUS, Agapanthus Collective, The Anti-Languorous Project, Plainsongs, Wild Roof Journal, In Parentheses, and Assisi. You can connect with her at shannonlise.com, on Instagram (@shannonlise), Twitter (@ShannonLise2) and Facebook (shannonlise.poet). When she’s not writing or studying, Shannon spends as much time as possible kayaking, camping, and road-tripping through the stunning Canadian wilderness with her husband Francis, her daughter Nessa Evenstar, and their Alaskan malamute, Lucky.
