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Wheel of Fortune
Eric Machan Howd

far above me
crows form circles
within circles
wings spread wide
waiting for me
to make a move

I place a silver bead
from my love’s chest
on the grass beside me
and wait for them
to change shape
from circle to diamond

black diamond
clear blue sky

another gift
entrusted to me

—
Eric Machan Howd (Ithaca, NY) is a poet, educator, and musician. His work has appeared in such publications as Nimrod, The Healing Muse, Caesura, Slab, and Slant. His fifth collection of poetry, Universal Monsters, was recently published by The Orchard Street Press. He is currently working on an erasure project using a work by author H.P. Lovecraft.

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