Scene
A woman in an empty room
in the company of a dog, a cat, and a bird,
unrolls a faded Oriental onto the floor.
The cat bounces onto the carpet,
rolls herself out along the nap,
sprawls like an open door at a dinner party,
where a little wine is spilled,
a little indiscreet conversation is shared
about the warp and weft of character,
which is hard to weave without mistakes.
The bird drops a feather,
a message to the cat who imagines
other arrangements to their dance.
The woman drags the rug, the cat, the feather
to the other side of the room,
for no reason discernable to any of them.
The rug lies looking up at the ceiling,
unencumbered by function, contemplating air,
considering the portage of, say, memory,
voices of lovers in pursuit of passion,
children pretending to be on other planets,
merchants calculating profits,
a single woman keening, low-voiced,
into an empty room, the dog,
who can’t sing, sniffing at a spot
where once something happened.
On Sunday, February 27, 2005, the Worcester County Poetry Association held its annual meeting at the Village Arts Gallery, 1 Ekman Street, Worcester.
As always, the reports were informative, the discussion lively, the elections orderly, the coffee strong & hot, the food plentiful, the poetry delicious.
The business meeting was followed by the election of board members and officers.
WCPA welcomes new Board members
Bill MacMillan and Heather Staloboin.
Sitting officers elected to another term:
President - Francine D'Alessandro
Treasurer - Carle Johnson
Secretary - Robert Steele
VP/Programming - Gary Hawksley
VP/Publicity - Anne Marie Lucci
Editor, The Worcester Review - Rodger Martin
Following a brief reception, attendees enjoyed a reading
by guest poet Linda Warren.
Thank you to our facility host Mike Keating, our snack-bearing members, and our poet.
We are all looking forward to a fun, productive year!
