By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
PORTRAIT OF MY PARENTS AS LOVERS
I don’t remember
the happy couple
pressed together
between two pages of Midwestern prairie
Never heard the words
love wrote inside high school dance cards
nor do I recall
the white wall of sunlight
smiling off the hood of a 1950’s Ford
whooshing through my blindspot
into review mirror
Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes was born and raised in San Diego, California. He attended Herbert Hoover High School and went on to study Religion and Theology at the University of San Diego. His book Intimate Geography, published by Ragged Sky Press, won the 2012 San Diego Book Award for Poetry. Ish, as he is known, has also written lyrics for German musicians Andrea Hörkens and Thomas Roderburg (Tender Art).
Latest posts by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (see all)
- Word’s Out | Geo-Poetic Spaces - December 14, 2018
- Political Love Affair | Geo-Poetic Spaces - December 7, 2018
- Deer Tracks | Geo-Poetic Spaces - November 30, 2018
