Kimberly Vargas Agnese

The Thinker

The Thinker paddles ’round

Seas of Allegory

searching for perplexities

like a hungry seabird,

dipping and diving 

through crests

of ponderings,

he sifts through waving weeds

of unfished philosophies

and broken shelled ideologies

in sands which shift

and swirl 

and please him

not

but there reveal

the humble oyster

who nurtures pearls 

like moonlit 

thoughts

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Published by Kimberly Vargas Agnese

My name is Kimberly Vargas Agnese, though I've previously written as Kae Bucher. I was born in the Florida Keys, but grew up in the Bay Area before migrating south to the San Joaquin Valley. As I ride barefoot around Fresno, I consider the paths I've chosen and the crossroads where our country seems to have perched itself. Thanks to my Romani ancestry, many people groups reside within me and my poetry tends to reflect this. I love welcoming the sunrise with my Native American flute. I've been rumored to juggle while teaching students how to write. And if you can't find me, I'm probably hanging out with Jesus listening to parables.

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