Katrenia Grace Busch’s two poems


At the Turn—of a Page— the Author


Though the world be big and round—

Divided— side by side—

When nature be the only sound—

And within its own mysteries hide—

A time was given unto the day—

To lead all that lived and followed

It’s direction— it’s light— it’s way—

And from none it borrowed—


Accurate and consistency

Was it’s way always known—

As it gave us light to see—

Just as Prometheus had shown—

For the time be handed— over

When it begins to rise—

At the turn— of a page— the author

That lives behind our eyes—


For as the clouds be parted

Across the skies—

They who were blinded—

Will have new eyes—

A song with rhythm and melody

Sung— from the souls we wear—

The one where nights biggest mystery

Reveals something, we share—


Though— this some may ponder—

A mystery to the deaf and dumb—

It shall be not a hidden wonder—

To the few— the prophets— the some

Though as the truest and darkest mystery

Lay hidden to the lay— unversed

Indeed— it is who they themselves be—

Which was amongst the cursed—


Behind our eyes— the ones we see

When looking upon the world a mirror—

Lay that biggest mystery—

Made by this body— it’s cover—

Already Known and Done


Though a cover keeps me warm—

From baring all beneath—

Made of fire, wind and storm

Is more than just belief—


Just as one may bind—

One handed or with two—

One might—keep in mind

What together they can do—


For just as an eclipse—

Where the eyes of the world do meet—

As in superpowers— like dictatorships

Where an Eye— takes a seat


Above the Tropic of Cancer—

Holding the Tropic of the Sun—

Where— both question and the answer

Are already known and done—


Katrenia Grace Busch is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in NPR, CBS, as well as local newspapers. Her award-winning poem titled, “Mystery and Wind” took 2nd place in the 2022 League for Innovative Creative Writing contest. She continues to serve as a poetry editor for The Bookends Review and is on the editorial board for the American Psychological Association’s Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research and Practice. She is a federal grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Justice and is the author of a forthcoming poetry chapbook mini-series titled, The Cardinal Chronicles. Her work can be found in Red Penguin Books, Bloom Magazine, The Trouvaille Review, October Hill, Literature Today amongst others.

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