Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Ten Poems from "Sonnet," line Seven



 Half

what’s missing he thinks is what’s wrong
tell me what’s there to work with she asks

both see the same flower before them
neither see the same flower before them

it is the glass which frames the problem

--

with one step
we cross a border

such a brave new world

--

traveling all night from Nice to Rome
we stepped sleepily into the city street

dazzled by the morning sun
and the speed of the foreign tongue

we were suddenly surrounded
then robbed by gypsy children

--

what gets taken
each time I see you

whatever vague thoughts
trouble my heart

only to return
as you depart

--

the frame of the door
the walls of this room
the language one uses

define a space that is
non-existent on its own

an absence 
an opening
a new thought 
a word

--

there is an art to hiding
in the open to exposing
yourself while you maintain
your sense of self

to move like waves of wind
across a field of wheat
one must let go of the earth
and dance with the air

--

he holds the brush
before the canvas
lost in thought

where to from here

one step
then another

trust
is a process

there is no end

--

the door closes slowly

I stand
indecisive

afraid of my choices

--
where are you now
it’s cold outside

--

fear weaves
like frost


(January 2012)

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