Photography © Jennifer Matthews
A Veil
It blows out of her hand
into the wind. She watches
as it ascends toward the sky
in search of a lost love.
She cannot take her eyes off
of it waiting for it to be completely
out of sight.
It never disappears but slowly
returns to the ground.
She is too far away to retrieve it.
She always was.
Lily Tierney’s poems have appeared both in print and online. She also writes short stories.
Poet/Photographer Jennifer Matthews’ poetry has been published in Nepal by Pen Himalaya and locally by the Wilderness Retreat Writers Organization, Midway Journal, The Somerville Times, Ibbetson Street Press and Boston Girl Guide. Jennifer was nominated for a poetry award by the Cambridge Arts Council for her book of poetry Fairy Tales and Misdemeanors. Her songs have been released nationally and internationally and her photography has been used as covers for a number of Ibbetson Street Press poetry books and has been exhibited at The Middle East Restaurant, 1369 Coffeehouses, Sound Bites Restaurant in Somerville and McLean Hospital.