maybe a lady
full of love already
will fix upon this stray
and trim him
...
cold grief or demented vacuum?
grey head in coffin
suicide neck
...
birds are perched
various and serene
in a sun bleached bare tree
...
June wore her green dress, long her favorite color
the color of her ancient Roman clan
Roman Green
June wore her green dress...as my finger traced a soft essay
...
Strong enough to carry
a war army on your back
union of purpose
heart with hand
...
a hop, a flip, and
a circus of flight
little brown bird
...
No vanity fair magazine
to float on cold water
and arc further out
with sea moss and iodine kelp
...
which line is better:
'art gives proof to our ideals'
or
...
first the seed
...in March the muffle cover of snow disappears
and good Illinois soil emits
...
at night 79th street was a Miles Davis
with sound coming out
of window cracks and building bricks
and the melody forcing out
...