151.
Anchor lights the masts are gone now
blue collisions in this fog
a master of humility aquifer unsalt
me
cleanse me of all matters till I am
matter alone
much so much to ask an alchemist
chewing roses the taste is late to
flower
then from every taste you’re in the
sudden garden
Gan Eden where the atmosphere stands
guard
our other planet we are programmed to
forget
each one of these must be at least a
stone
how they look beneath an inch of
clear water
how they look when you see me in her
dream.
152.
Time a shadow cast by heavenly event
name me in your sleep
for when I sleep it is a fierce and
silent place
I don’t know how to touch you there
and then the birds are slow to sing
at dawn
birth cry of a lone old man hoarse
mourning dove
I move my head the face in the mirror
doesn’t move
at night she can’t escape the color
of her dress
it makes the sun keep rising
everywhere she goes
I dare you not to look at me I am a
mirror
I wear glass wherever I go no wonder
you’re silent
not even the morning has so much to
say.
