an ancient blade
in its splintered steel
healing and hurt
wed
like death and birth
in the baptismal waters
Shelly Bryant splits her time between Singapore and Shanghai, working as a teacher, freelance writer, researcher, and student of Chinese language and culture. Her first volume of poetry, Cyborg Chimera, was released by Sam’s Dot Publishing in October 2009, and her second volume, Under the Ash, is due to follow in late 2010. Shelly loves to read, write, cycle, and travel, and enjoys the opportunities for all of these that her present migratory lifestyle affords.
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Nice one, Shelly.
Thanks Jeffrey. I’ve been working on some Arthurian pieces lately, and this is one of the results.