H.M. Gordy

 

When Lorca Died in Granada
 
                 (During the Spanish Civil War, Federico Garcia Lorca
                       died mysteriously in Granada)

          in the plaza
          the fountain
          no longer moon-white
          as flesh on black silk
 
          has fallen
          into a thousand pale mouths
          gushing the mind’s red flowers
 
          birds fly
          through the broken face
          of day
 
          dogs run       confused
          down antique streets
          their muzzles covered
          with the slobber of war
 
 

 
H.M. Gordy is presently a consultant. Previously, he managed companies and wrote poetry. His poems have been published in several journals, including: Poetry L.A., Directions, Trace, A nte, and others as well as the poetry anthology Electric Rain. He reads poetry extensively and does crossword puzzles.
 
  


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