the moth had very little time—
mere hours!
quickly it flew—
a spin of spirals!
drew itself
upon the walls of air
truly it had only
to find another
and to leave
of that union
something
of substance
yet
the dance!
the dance!
Mary Buchinger is the author of four collections of poetry, including e i n f ü h l u n g/in feeling (Main Street Rag, 2018), Aerialist (Gold Wake, 2015), and Navigating the Reach (Salmon Poetry, forthcoming). Her poetry has appeared in AGNI, phoebe, Pangyrus, and elsewhere. She is president of the New England Poetry Club and a professor of English and communication studies at MCPHS University in Boston. Find her work at www.marybuchinger.com.