Seeds
by and published in Edition One of Pomegranate
One lifetime I hear myself
Persephoneating your
Quick red kisses, swallowing
Glow-in-the-mouth blood-pearls,
Pecking a six-note melody
Out of the air.
It is winter but maroon-flowered trees are taking root.
Richard Osmond
Richard Osmond is 20 years old and studies English at Cambridge University. He was a winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award in 2005, and since then he has been invited to perform his poetry at the Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden, London, most notably at events New Blood and Broadcast. He has also been published in online ‘zine Don’t Panic, and read as part of a showcase at the “Our Words” literature event in London in 2006.