Red — bright red against the clouds
a cardinal sits high
wavering with the wind
Such a thin blue line
circles the top of the world
Red — bright red against the clouds
a cardinal sits high
wavering with the wind
Such a thin blue line
circles the top of the world
Kevin Patrick Sullivan, a former Poet Laureate of San Luis Obispo County, was the co-founder/curator of the annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival. His books include "First Sight," "The Space Between Things," "UNIMPAIRED," and a number of chapbooks. His poems have appeared in Solo, Hummingbird, Askew, Lummox, Miramar, and Spillway among other journals and anthologies. He co-founded and for 35 years ran Corners of the Mouth at Linnaea’s Café, a monthly event featuring poets and open readings. He was co-editor of "Corners of the Mouth: A Celebration of Thirty Years at the Annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival."