Fog by Vi Khi Nao

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 8, 2016   Fog   Vi Khi Nao

the sun drops his knee on fog   a diurnal genuflection that   explains the lack of clarity in the prayer’s thought   when god prays to himself   using the fog’s opaque cushion   we know god is a child   who pretends to pray   because in the midst of his holy make-believe childhood   he is a beautiful version of daffodil twirling in dew            Copyright © 2016 by Vi Khi Nao. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “I wrote this poem on a blue Royal typewriter as a train was lumbering its way through a light fog. For an entire year, I wondered why god kept appearing in my writing.” —Vi Khi Nao   Vi Khi Nao is the author of The Old Philosopher (Nightboat Books, 2016). She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.   Photo credit: Scott Indermaur Poetry by Khi Nao   The Old Philosopher (Nightboat Books, 2016) "God Went to Beauty School" by Cynthia Rylant "Who Is God? So Asked Our Dog" by Dara Wier "The Daffodils" by William Wordsworth Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038