Hagiography v2
What is a saint?
A terracotta shard
a biscuit-fired embryo
an upside-down amphora
waft of buckwheat honey
from an unsealed tomb a flame suspended
halfway between now and
the blessed kingdom of the birds.
Richard Manly Heiman lives in the pines on the slope of the Sierra Nevada. He works as an English teacher and writes when the kids are at recess. Richard has been published by Rattle, Vestal Review, Sonic Boom, Spiritus (Johns Hopkins U.), and elsewhere. He holds an MFA from Lindenwood U. and is a two time Pushcart Prize nominee. You can find more of his writing here: poetrick.com.