Dan Bodah
The last month of winter
lasts three to four times as long
as the first month.
Don’t believe it
when the light hangs in the sky later
than reddened eyes,
as late as 6:30 or 7 despite
the whistling February wind
tearing clouds into ragged strips—
“Six more weeks,” they chant,
and the nights are each at least twice
as long as January was.
There are more days in February
than the rest of the year combined,
than icy glints in the styrofoam glitter snow.
Only a fool would wait until March
to spring onto the icy sun and kick
it open to get the fire started again.
El poeta y abogado Dan Bodah ha publicado dos libros cortos de poesía, Inside the Dream Flap y Eyes & Roots, y sus poemas han aparecido en diversas revistas. Él lidera el show WFMU con 10 años de antigüedad Vocal Fry, y ha llevado a cabo algunas lecturas del gremio de literatura WFMU. Su trabajo legal se enfoca en reforma a la justicia criminal, y en la supervisión policial.
Poet and attorney Dan Bodah has two chapbooks, Inside the Dream Flap and Eyes & Roots, and his poems have appeared in various magazines. He hosts the 10-year-old WFMU show Vocal Fry and has led WFMU Literary Guild readings. His legal work focuses on criminal justice reform and police oversight.