On the Origins of Rainbows: Moonlight Gives an Interview

ON THE ORIGINS OF RAINBOWS: MOONLIGHT GIVES AN INTERVIEW / Stuart Lishan "'Inspired the fireflies, that's what they say, when the war Started—and that I raised tides to the barricades; That the Duchess came, that meteors raged and whirled From the star swales of my eyes; that barracudas Of moisture attacked and the wind of galaxies Surged through my cloudless hair; that I led the brunt Of the beaten moth armies—all good as lies. What is true: when the battles began, I hid in a burntOut snake lair, grew small as a sliver. Yes, I was caught, then escaped far away; I've sent postcards To show that. And I loved and still bless the Princess Waterfall; I gave her the rainbow that guards Her. I'm tired now. Under the crackling leaves I'm a shadow's shadow. The others? Let them believe. . .'" 250 · The Missouri Review ...