Candi V. Auchterlonie

bees and bombs

11/1/2014

he says that he thinks he’ll stay : in my ever tumult : my ever storm : that it would be : always : and the same : that one should believe in this potential alchemy : pots of copper of bronze of brass of gold of silver boiling down and purifying strange essence : that it has shape shifted from mine into ours : that he could ride every swell : shock : every swirl : every hurt : with both fear and love constants : that he would do it so well : better than ever before : that I will see : that time will tell : with those star bangled currents of ours : that we might just as well be the bees and bombs : and that still : there : is a thickness to it out there : where something unknown to us : knows it’s us : and completely rewrites us : stirs : a shocking static to touch and touch on : and how it is moving at a faster rate : than my heart is letting down : and all is celestial fuzz compared to his sudden and long ribboned love :

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Candi Auchterlonie

C.V. Auchterlonie is a contemporary poet of Deep Cove, North Saanich, BC. Where she currently resides with her family. She has spent two-thirds of her life devoted to the poetry scene, and she's spent the past five years actively pursuing publication via the small press, online and print literary magazines. Some of her publications include: full length poetry collections, Eternal Autumn Within, Erbacce Press, 2009, and impress, Punk Hostage Press, 2012. She has also appeared in Luciole Press, Calliope Nerve Media, PS+ Peripheral Surveys, Bone Orchard Poetry, Twisted Tungz, 1/25, Poethead & has been featured with The Nervous Breakdown. When she is now working on her next work of poetry. She teaches at Westmont Montessori, of Metchosin BC.