and suddenly
her arms became wings
not like the dainty ones
given to a finch
but the luxurious ones
bestowed to a swan
she was born a human
yes I know
but that word
is simply ill-fitting
for her veins
must be charged
with the breath of angels
or the melodies
that drift between
each burning star
because I can
easily assure you
she was never
fully of this earth
---
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz is a Pushcart Prize
and Dwarf Stars Award nominee who also works as a professional visual artist.
Her poetry has been featured in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, Bones, NHK
World Haiku Masters, The Mainichi, and dozens of other publications. Her first
chapbook, says the rose, was published by Yavanika Press in 2019.
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