Food and Culture at Raven

Jewel is to Fruit

by Dana Elkun

Upon meeting the pomegranate
the rubies form a circle
then fall into the shape
of a mouth. They say:
How the beads in you
call to the glint in me.
The man in my bed
never studied the language
of jewels so I translate:
My ruby calls to your mouth.

Dana Elkun is a poet working toward her MFA in Creative Writing at University of Washington, where she teaches undergraduate writing. In addition, Dana facilitates creative writing workshops as the Writing Director for The Field Seattle, an artist-run organization designed to provide feedback and support for writers and performing artists.