Blue of the Blue
by Terry Ofner
by Terry Ofner
Sky between
branches
of blooming
Nanking cherry—
After
thirty-five years,
the youth in
my chest
loses custody
of the eyes.
The blue
of the blue
dress
she wore on
the day
we met.
Bio: Terry Ofner grew up in Iowa not far from the Mississippi River. He
holds degrees from the University of Iowa, where he attended the undergraduate
Iowa Writer's Workshop in poetry. He is currently an editor for an educational
publishing company. He has published poems in World Order, 100 Words,
Eclectica, and Right Hand Pointing. His poem "Mama Carving" won first
place in the Interboard Poetry Community Contest, January 2015 (Ned Balbo,
judge). He is drawn to themes of nature and family and is working on his first collection
of poems.