Rodeo Poet

Some days it’s all
about riding the bull
staying upright
hands strapped to the
horn of uncontrollable

hanging on when earth
is rotating at full volume

when seeing the clowns
waiting to rescue me
seems too short-sighted

with only seconds left
before a fall
I’m searching for a glimpse
of a waiting poem

a bird a chime a wheel a saint

re-entry before the buzzer beeps

In the past year, Susan Shea has made the full-time transition from retired school psychologist to poet. Since then her poems have been accepted by publications including MacQueen’s Quinterly, Ekstasis, October Hill Magazine, Across the Margin, Invisible City, Poemeleon, Umbrella Factory, and others.