bone deep

—after viewing the O’Keeffe exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art

three crows rise
from a tree-tight
crow-crowd
sky-scratch
throat-song
just the narrow
I need
after O’Keeffe’s
sky-dance
moon-petal
bone-bold
pelvis with moon
the artist herself
narrow
narrow
in black
skirt
wings sleeves
brimmed hat
her face        lined
unlotioned
crow-map
her girl shape
untitled
petal-sure
still warm
in my red wool
coat I crow-
watch
my after-snow
hand
petal-curves
against surprise
sun
bone deep
girl still
here