Cynthia Anderson
Arrival
by Cynthia Anderson
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Cynthia Anderson has published 13 poetry collections, including Arrival (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2023) and Full Circle (Cholla Needles Press, 2022). Her poems appear frequently in journals and anthologies, and her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. She has lived in California for over 40 years. www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com
Tipping Points
bipolar
a planet of extremes—
learning to endure
the weather
of our own making
*
110 degrees
shaded and swaddled
a newborn
leaves the hospital
for a burning world
110 degrees
shaded and swaddled
a newborn
leaves the hospital
for a burning world
*
water memory
defying the drought
a primate grandmother
leads her family
to a buried spring
water memory
defying the drought
a primate grandmother
leads her family
to a buried spring
*
planetary wobble
riding the cycles
of 10,000 years—
river to desert
then river again
planetary wobble
riding the cycles
of 10,000 years—
river to desert
then river again
