Connections

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0ada11c3.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Benguiat Frisky ATT" ><B>Artrageous     Women</B></FONT><B> </B> </div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Benguiat Frisky ATT" >Autumn 2001</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Trish Maguire is a writer and teacher who lives in New York City.</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto:patricia@auroraforge.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:patricia@auroraforge.com"><U>email Trish</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Poet's Showcase-Trish Maguire</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0acf4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Connections </div> <bR> <div> The scarlet moon howls at the little purple dog<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> who beams back, tongue on fire<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> mystified at the intensity of their connection.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The sooty dolphin winks at the shiny yellow boots<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> as they drip to the edge of the blue<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> dispensing translucent delectables.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The polka dot parrot is silent<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> stubbornly starring at the gray old lady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> bellowing a bribe -- a stubbled pale cracker.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> copyright 2001 Trish Maguire</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>