Argonaut(a)

• Published date: 21 January 2023
• Publication title: Mix, The

I have swapped pronouns from the Songs

Her arm a golden spectre with gems of topaz

her loins the ivory of thrones,

inlaid with sapphires,

her thighs like marble pillars

on pedestals of gold

There are five planets in my second house

High clouds mares’ tails cirrus uncinus above

When the large meteor struck

magnolia trees were pollinated by beetles

This was before bees

Despite its age

the magnolia is said

to have superior ovaries

The beetles had to be trained

attended by subtle energies

morphologies

fragrances

& come-ons

My love has gone down to her garden

& I graze pelagic

& am cognate with her

Robyn Maree Pickens...