Ekphrasis: Portrait: Mary Harju/Adam Fieled

Dear M, I know many yeses.

Yes, I’ve had pants-ants, I’ve

sewed my oats, not Quaker,

but remember: oats are small.

Yes, I wrote our happenings,

made them public. OK, you

can say I suck. Sucking hasn’t

made me sour, however. I’m

as sweet as a Gobstopper. I’m

colorful, too. You should suck

me again sometime. Love, A. 

c. Mary Harju/Adam Fieled 2006