The parting of clear water-- as the diver's head creases against the point of entry-- Slicing through wetness-- as a knife splits clean-- to a lemon's core.
The body propels forward water shimmering along the sides of flesh-- Arms move upward reaching-- for white air.
Dianne Robitaille is a poet and photographer living in Somerville, Mass. Her poems have appeared in Scrivener(McGill Univ.),Bellowing Ark, Time Lapse, Christian Science Monitor, Cambridge Tab, Ibbetson Street, Candlelight Poetry Journal, Pegasus, New Laurel Review, Bellowing Arc, Wilderness House Literary Review, Istanbul Literary Review, and others. Her work is anthologized in "City Poets: 18 Boston Voices" ( Singing Bone Press) ,and "Out of the Blue Writers Unite" ( Crooked River Press). She has a collection of poetry from the Ibbetson Street Press: "Leaving Only Impressions." (2000) She is a longtime editor at the Ibbetson Street Press, and is a founding member. She is also the former secretary for the New England Poetry Club. She photographs mostly nature scenes in the Boston-area and literary events. This blog will display both poetry and photos.
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