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Star​-​Fin Sonnet

from Quiver by Ken Yoshikawa

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Star-Fin Sonnet


The star-fin eyelid sea monster peers out
Behind my folded lungs unto the dark;
With slippy hands begins the climb from doubt
To bold dexterity, but not a mark
Or clue presents the way, so sits to stare
With beady quasars at the shadows own
Prosperity, itself of gudgeon care
To preen my jejune guttering and groan.
What is this pale drudgery to wake
Into a coward world with parsec hope
Only to parasite the clock, forsake
Unknown adventure just to safely mope?
But, dearest gup, you are my favorite heart;
My form your reef, the night your work of art.

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from Quiver, released March 30, 2019

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Ken Yoshikawa Portland, Oregon

Ken Yoshikawa is a shin-issei/first generation half-Japanese American poet-actor from Portland, OR. He has been active in the Portland Poetry Slam community since 2014. He loves blue chicken taco trees and resents punctuation and grammar at his convenience. ... more

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