Christine Moore

World Words

If I, while mother uses ee&oo
words and baby coos in his tree, if I

invent three new-fangl-ed words for
myselfmy-sister and that neigh-

borman, then the three of  ( with our
three-words )  we could wish the day

to moonglue, rest thought on
waterwood, and rename these places to

where time sings
like corridors and this
is not to be
the end.

Christine Moore (she/her/hers) grew up in rural Northern California surrounded by nature. She holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Pasadena Review; 26: C A Journal of Poetry and Poetics; and Pinhole Poetry. Her forthcoming chapbook, Lent Words, will be published by Quillkeepers Press. A Poet Teacher through California Poets in the Schools, she brings poetry into the classrooms of her community.