meet her on the 9th day

her crooked lips, her
sweltering hips
Rodriquez St.
July

boys in Chevrolets
passing, wave & whistle

when she crosses
the Dog Pound driveway
howls come to rest
their vowels & sibilants silent

at my back door
she puts her hand out
for more love than a hard stick can shake
at a snake hole

motorcycles watch us undress
with pings, a hot crankcase cools

David Rizzi is a poet / drummer / composer living in Seattle. He reads, performs, and facilitates poetry workshops around the Pacific Northwest. David was the winner of the 1st WordStorm Poetry Competition held on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and a winner of the 2008 Jeanne Lohmann Poetry Prize. He currently performs with a musical / poetry collaborative group, Band of Poets.

His first poetry collection, vibrant city of Bones, came out in 2006. Since then, he has published two other collections: Conversations with Jack, and Declaration. His latest project is a five volume epic tale that deals with a succession of physical and spiritual journeys, and eccentric adventures told from multiple perspectives.