Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis, Washington, USA
Against twilight
when leaves spiral in the tides,
I open the door
to the stars and blue night.
So that she may bound out,
she, who has heard the knocking
like the sound of bells beneath water.
Round and round
she goes,
a blot of black on green
beneath the gold lights
of the silver maples and hornbeam trees.
Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis is an Associate Professor of English and Writing Minor Director and Writing Center Director at Saint Martin’s University, a private, liberal arts university located in the Pacific Northwest. She is also a board member of the Olympia Poetry Network. She has lived and taught in Japan, and her poetry often explores the natural world and themes of nostalgia. She has published poetry in Oyster River Pages, The Windhover, OccuPoetry and elsewhere. Nathalie lives in Olympia, Washington.
