Diane Stiglich | Elusive Orange

Elusive Orange

It is the orange
that is missing
in the traffic light
sequence
at every corner.

It is the orange
in the flame
that artists depict
but you never
really see.

It is the orange
glowing gourds
of Samhain
where spirits abide
and hold my hand.


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Diane Stiglich earned her BA from the University of Texas at Dallas and her MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous shows throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Her debut fiction Have You Seen CindySleigh? was published in 2016 by Poets Wear Prada.  She lives in Hoboken, where she owns the Luna Rosa Home store. Diane negotiates life between the art studio, martial arts classes, the store, the town, and home — and she likes to write about them all. She is currently working on a collection of micro fiction, poems, and other inkings, titled Fragments.