Sunday, November 27, 2011

A poem about the Subjunctive


An excerpt from
"The Return of the Subjunctive"
by Tamara Madison (that's Tamara on the right)

Oh, the Subjunctive,
May it make its bold return!
May it ride back proud
In liveried coach,
May its two fine horses snort
And paw the ground,
And, escorted by its staunch
Attendants If and Whether,
May it descend in velvet cloak
And black-gloved hand
The lacquered steps of hope
And happenstance.


Click here to read the rest of the poem (and hear it read by the author ...)

"The Return of the Subjunctive" by Tamara Madison, from Wild Domestic. © Pearl Editions, 2011.