Pomegranate
by Kelly Houle
To map the surface of the new planet, trace meridians, chart its mountains and its valleys in relief. Block in the planes then venture deep into the wilds of the orchard fruit sacred to Hades. Learn the secrets of his apple of many seeds. Face the possibility there will be monsters along the dark, disappearing edge.
Kelly Houle’s poetry has appeared in CALYX, Crab Orchard Review, The Kenyon Review, Radar Poetry, Sequestrum, and many other publications. She was recently named a finalist for the Montreal International Poetry Prize, the Fischer Prize, the Arts and Letters “Unclassifiable” contest, and winner of the Vivian Shipley Award from the Connecticut Poetry Society. Kelly is also a painter and Nature Journaling Ambassador for the Wild Wonder Foundation. Her paintings and handmade books are in public and private collections around the world.
Pomegranate, Oil on linen, 6×6 inches. Click to enlarge.