Poetry
Beyond the Bracken
Nancy Bryne Iannucci
issue four
I may see the world in slow motion,
but I saw you four times faster
than you saw me,
a visitation pulsating
in hues of indigo.
Unlike blood-red orange,
a demonic shadow
that blends like sparks
in a brush fire.
You stand there
in the still twilight,
knowing I’m crepuscular,
defying all
that is known
to ensnare me.
I resist
my instincts
to run.
Could it be
a true friend awaits
beyond the bracken?
Photo taken by Emma Byrne Hickman
About the Author
Nancy Byrne Iannucci is a librarian and poet who lives with her two cats: Nash and Emily Dickinson. THRUSH Poetry Journal, Allegro Poetry Magazine, Eunoia, Maudlin House, San Pedro River Review, 34 Orchard, Bending Genres, and Typehouse are some places you will find her. She is the author of four chapbooks, Temptation of Wood (Nixes Mate Review, 2018), Goblin Fruit (Impspired, 2021), Primitive Prayer (Plan B Press, fall 2022), and Hummingbirds and Cigarettes ( Bottlecap Press, 2024).
Visit her at www.nancybyrneiannucci.com
Instagram: @nancybyrneiannucci
– Nancy Bryne Iannucci
About the Photographer
Emma Byrne Hickman is a nature photographer who resides in the countryside of England. Her photographs aim to share moments of wonder and awe found in the wonderful world of nature.
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