Arrowroot
LindaAnn LoSchiavo
My arrowroot forgives me easily
For lax unintentional dry spells when
Leaf blades fold in when parched, like palms upright,
Tight clasped in prayer, awaiting baptism
That unstitches greenness, relaxed at last,
Unfurling from its rigid pose, relieved
As a discarded lover welcomed back,
Preening and awaiting veneration.
AUTHOR BIO
Native New Yorker and award-winner LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of the British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild.
Titles published in 2024: “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems” [Wild Ink], “Apprenticed to the Night” [UniVerse Press], and “Felones de Se: Poems about Suicide” [Ukiyoto].
Forthcoming: “Cancer Courts My Mother” [Prolific Pulse Press, 2025].
Book Accolades earned: Elgin Award for “A Route Obscure and Lonely” and Chrysalis BREW Project’s Award for Excellence for “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems.”
Bluesky: @ghostlyverse.bsky.social
JUDGE'S REMARKS
Poetry Judge
Allison Field Bell
Allison Field Bell is a multi-genre writer originally from northern California, but currently living in Utah.
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