Tied Fit for a Fast/Feast
Four tolls at the belfry
before absolution/
redemption
kicks in
only they
who snort pixies
&/or
huff w/a hissy
need apply
a little dynamism
in the two-step
tango
concerning both
our growing hearts/
growling
bellies
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Tied Fit for a Fast/Feast
by Scott Thomas Outlar
Bio: Scott Thomas Outlar is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He now lives and writes in Frederick, Maryland. His work has been nominated multiple times for both the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He guest-edited the Hope Anthology of Poetry from CultureCult Press as well as the 2019-2023 Western Voices editions of Setu Mag. He is the author of seven books, including Songs of a Dissident (2015), Abstract Visions of Light (2018), Of Sand and Sugar (2019), and Evermore (2021 - written with co-author Mihaela Melnic). Selections of his poetry have been translated and published in 14 languages. He has been a weekly contributor at Dissident Voice for the past eight and a half years.
More about Outlar's work can be found at 17Numa.com.
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