Pamelyn Casto
Words and Butterflies
(after Matsuo Bashō)
words challenge my poems to describe
the beautiful simplicity of cherry or plum
or apple or dogwood blossoms—
seeing them is always a better
and sharper experience than
trying to squeeze them into my
vocabulary, into my strained verses
where all bold colors drain to black and white
and words undo the wonders of the wordless—
such as the bold silent flutter of butterflies
Bio
Pamelyn Casto's work has appeared in Modern Haiku, Gargoyle, OPEN: Journal of Arts and Letters, Dog Throat Journal, Writer's Digest, and many other places. Her book Flash Fiction: Alive in the Flicker, A Portable Workshop includes a history of flash literature, craft essays, markets, a marketing strategy, exercises, prompts, and more. See it here: https://tinyurl.com/y752tfdr