Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Notes from a Summer, pt. II


A flurry of edges, of outcasts,
Those things seemingly beyond principle—
A rusted tractor gathering color,
The soggy noodles and plain sauce served
Luke-warm to cold on Friday (and “thank you
For cooking, Hauke”), small children
Calling their parents by their first name.

Yesterday, tribes of rain clouds
Parted and twisted slowly
Amongst themselves, incense
After the rain dance that
We didn’t perform.
Sometimes, a day will
Cock its head and look at you
Sideways. When this happens,
Gather your things, and
Go stand on the upper field,
Amongst the whipping heads of wild flowers.

See what doesn’t fly away.



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