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May 1, 2026

Fortuna, Guide of Souls, Moon

Full Moon  May 1, 2026

After the birthday party,

jasmine

In the canyon at dusk,

eucalyptus limbs in the sky canopy

making sweet aching squeaks

as air of the planet

ululates their woody sinews

On the morning bicycle commute,

palimpsest of dukkha

fresh glory & litter of bifurcate avenues

This moon,

I promise to wake in time,

to catch my breath

scent the scents

glisten the listens

whisper the holy

homage the grim

phase-shift the timeline

Velella velellas,

blue plankton nibblers

high sea colonial non-vegetarians

wind-fated to dry into cellophane

on the burning man birth beach

you are beyond measure

Where the rudder,

where the compass,

where is grandmother

now kindly pointing

After the party,

a porosity without sense

welcome relief of psychopomp

After you,

me

After you,

us

Fated, entwined,

random, intended,

blessed

as it has always actually been.

POEM BY
Qayyum Johnson
ARTWORK BY SUIKO MCCALL

Fortuna, Guide of Souls, Moon, 2026.
Ink on paper, 9 x11”