An ancient piece of lace,
one light touch raises
a whiff of fine dust.
I think of my grandmother,
powder rising from
the thin skin of her cheek.
Lace
Gregory Luce, author of Signs of Small Grace, Drinking Weather, Memory and Desire, Tile, Riffs & Improvisations, and Smells Like Rain, has published widely in print and online. He serves as Poetry Editor for The Mid-Atlantic Review. In addition to poetry, he writes a monthly column on the arts for Scene4 magazine. He is retired from National Geographic, works as a volunteer writing tutor/mentor for 826DC, and lives in Arlington, VA.