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Joanne DeSimone Reynolds has published poems in Salamander, Ibbetson Street Press, Wilderness House Literary Review, and Sanctuary Magazine among others. Her chapbook Comes a Blossom was published in 2014 by Main Street Rag.
When the Christ Child is a Girl
for Ellen
Janus puts on his forward face
Turns up the candlewick for her
Holds the double-sacred
That seasons may begin
Sets merchant sails to sea
Unlocks the gates of favor
Doors of plenty
Lets fecundity take its course
Wards off the owl
All war in her
Lays down his staff, his key
Bring dates and honey
A bowl of figs
For her, today, gold coins
— Joanne DeSimone Reynolds
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