Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961) is an American poet and serves as Oklahoma’s twenty-first poet laureate.
NEAR SPRING EQUINOX
Jeanetta Calhoun Mis
A ruby crocus near the porch sends up
hope—winter of sorrow is waning
the dire moon of almost-spring rises
full with promise of renewal,
shaming twinkling city lights in its splendor.
I search for my faith, wonder where
I lost it, find it in deep cinnamon
mud smushing up between my toes.
Across a spent field, a lake in shadow
serenades curvature of earth.
As if on cue, a comet streaks
across somber roiling river of sky.