Trauermantel
by Michael E. Strosahl
by Michael E. Strosahl
Little
girl,
little
girl,
wants
to dance,
wants
to twirl
Flit
and fly,
skip
and flutter,
hushed
by Vater,
stilled
by Mutter
But
Oma would not mind,
Oma
would not care,
Resting
in the box upon the table
Should
she dare?
To
twirl her dance dress
under
the black,
to
flit her wings
under
her mourning cloak
And
wouldn’t her Oma smile?
Michael
E. Strosahl
is originally from Moline, Illinois. After moving to Indiana, he
joined several poetry groups and traveled the state meeting many
members of the Poetry Society of Indiana, also serving on its board
for several years. Maik (as he is known) has appeared in the print
version of Flying
Island,
along with appearances in the Tipton Poetry Journal, Bards Against
Hunger projects, on buses, in museums and online at
indianavoicejournal, poetrysuperhighway, projectagentorange and
adaysencounter. He has recently relocated to Jefferson City,
Missouri.