Mother, Lover, Friend
Summer in your arms, again!
Family complete.
...
I glide through life
On two wheels -
And thank you for
The turns effortless and smooth.
...
In November, coffee steam obscures
the plate glass -
and drizzle.
I stand at the screen window
...
Quantum Dad, Quantum Lover
I exist in two places -
Behind these dirtfilled walls,
...
The gestation of a homecoming
Is twelve months –
Generally.
When you consider the alternative
...
It was –
the last hurried kiss,
the taste of tears on your lips,
that steeled my resolve.
...
Like the page after
a finished poem.
Like a late fall tree.
Like a widow's bed.
...
I have yet to awake
From our first kiss -
Taken lingering at the threshold
Of your apartment door
...
Note to Afghanistan -
You stole my Mothers’ sons –
You prick -
...
Mother's Day Haiku From Afghanistan
Mother, Lover, Friend
Summer in your arms, again!
Family complete.
DSA May '10