Beveled Edges and Mitered Corners
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SPRING PARADE
Down the unkempt lane they come:
Trees making merry, budding
in parade, all drunk from nature’s rum,
rocking rhythmically in the soft breezes of spring
nudging outward, limb lengths to each other.
Magnolias attired in wide skirts of glossy green
dwarfed by Live Oaks marching boldly in myrtle,
crowded by orphan Water Oaks underfoot in yellow-green.
Cypress in its lacy filigree skirts of emerald,
elm, green ash, pines in dark green for all to see
take best in show but move slowly to mirth,
followed closely by Silver Maples and River Birch
flashing the silvery whites of their underskirts.
All swaying above the carpet of harlequin green,
filling the lane in shades of spring.
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The words have dried up,
brittle as pine straw, scorched by summer sun,
fragile as fleeting ashes of burning leaves.
They bud, but this drought leaves them
hanging on vines like dried string beans.
They rattle in the wind, empty and noisy,
dry and hard from lack of inspiration,
dried seeds in summer gourds of poetry.
Mary Elizabeth Lee relies on her experiences traveling country roads in North and South Louisiana and teaching students for many years to influence her first collection of poetry that reflects on people, nature, and the world around her.
From a Sunday drive where pines whisper to the blue horizon to a majestic oak that has seen its time to a light rain that falls around Catfish Town, Lee shares a variety of relatable poems that shine a light on the wildlife and landscape she observed during her travels and also from her perch on her back porch. With a strong, distinctive voice, Lee also ponders life, death, and everything in between while exploring the power of love, friendship, heartbreak, and change.
Beveled Edges and Mitered Corners is an insightful collection of poetry that mirrors one woman’s walk through life as she encourages others to embrace all that life has to offer.
About the Author
Mary Elizabeth Lee earned a master’s degree in liberal arts from University of Louisiana at Monroe, Louisiana. Her poems have appeared in Black & Rouge Review, 2008–2010. She has also published articles in journals and served as first-draft editor for two nonfiction books. Mary Elizabeth currently resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.