only this cold wind gives the tumbleweeds life
walls and tombstones catch
and hold them fast
trapped
they rattle peevishly
plastic flowers fade in the sun
near the heart-shaped markers and
rows of stones
sprayed silver
Mary, of all comfort, stands at the mausoleum
her hands cut off
her head turned upside down
—
LewEllyn Hallet has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico, and is currently an MFA candidate at Bowling Green State University. She received the Ann Stanford Poetry Prize from Southern California Review in 2008, and was a finalist for the Rita Dove Poetry Award.
200 New Mexico Poems 