Marguerite Bouvard

IN TRANSIT

1 I arrived here on a river of thorns, harsh mother who taught me how to invent mornings, how to clear paths in the thickets of my head. 2 I threaded my way among travelers pulling their carry-ons and speaking on cell phones, their faces shuttered, their steps erased by the crush of other steps. I skirted a woman struggling with her cane. Mine was invisible. 3 Now in this green kingdom I listen to the grass telling its stories to the rain as if it too had just arrived and was busy unrolling its parchment of roots and wings. Marguerite Guzman Bouvard is the author of 4 books and 2 chapbooks of poetry, including the prize winning Journeys Over Water." She has also written several non-fiction books in the field of human rights, grieving, and politics. She's a resident scholar with the Women Studies Research Center at Brandeis.

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