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herminemeinhard.bsky.social
Wonderful poems. Contemplative. quiet. funny.
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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My third book for the Sealey challenge is @herminemeinhard.bsky.social’s Bright Turquoise Umbrella.
Bright Turquoise Umbrella by Hermine Meinhard (Tupelo Press, 2004) Bright Turquoise Umbrella I asked the octopus a personal question about his arms. I bent back my thumb, separated my fingers like scissors. He quietly moved away. The sea was filled with red weed which wrapped itself around my legs. When I emerged, nothing was familiar: my knee, with the brown mark like a chicken eye—my toes, little boxes, the pinky straying like a wild hair. On the beach was a red blanket, a beach ball, a bright turquoise umbrella, and a man. He was making lunch, slicing fish onto bread, cutting up a peach. There was orange juice and milk on the blanket, and music from a radio—and the man's feet, which stuck out over the edge of the blanket, moved to the music. He looked up and gave a little wave. My hair was still wet.
August 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM