by Tony Schanuel
Viva La Vanquish
The world is rehearsing for
Viva La Vanquish.
Elegantly draped in ghost’s silhouettes,
anorexic apparitions
on the stage of time
sing less is no longer more,
with all breaths featured
in the choir of silence.
On the Artic circle creative aesthetics
have been declared extinct.
All conclusions have been drawn.
The canvas of earth erased.
Some think god is directing
from the sky, as clouds
choreograph suspicious prayers
toxic with blame and lies.
In the final scene everyone blinks
like a blizzard freezing the sun,
the time it takes to do
something different
with no time left at all.
Daniel Edward Moore lives in Washington on Whidbey Island. His poems are forthcoming in New Plains Review, January Review, Ocotillo Review, Psaltery & Lyre and West Trade Review. His book, Waxing the Dents. is from Brick Road Poetry Press. Twitter: @Rilkeman
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who has fused a professional background in photography, digital technology, and painting and mark making to create fine art that transcends those mediums. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphic Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, St. Louis Design Magazine, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work. He has exhibited at the Florence Biennale and his art is held in private and corporate collections including the Fine Arts Museum of Houston permanent photographic collection. http://www.schanuelphoto.com/.