THE WINGED MOON
SLOW SYSTEM
Aaron Lelito
Envision the ceremony
of rubbing wings together
hearing the emptiness
of shape
subtracted
from space.
Enter a refuge
that absorbs its own intensity
protects the tenderness
of sound in time:
a hollow horn
an empty shell.
Breaths blown through
these beating lips
when king ram
and queen conch
descend from the cliff
and dry upon the strand
when they return to us
when they return alive.
ART MONTAGNE E CONCHIGLIE BY AZZURRA GALATOLO
Azzurra Galatolo was born in 1987 and lives in a small town in Tuscany between hills, sea and lagoon. She completed artistic studies and specialized in editorial illustration. She currently works independently (with classical techniques such as watercolors and oil paintings) in her studio where she tries to bring her profound images to life. You can see her works on Instagram @azzurra_______galatolo
Aaron Lelito is a visual artist and writer from Buffalo, NY. His poetry chapbook, The Half Turn, was published in 2023, and his work has also appeared in Barzakh Magazine, Novus Literary Arts Journal, SPECTRA Poets, Peach Mag, and Santa Fe Review. He is editor-in-chief of the art and literature website Wild Roof Journal. Instagram @aaronlelito