out of
control........................Patches of late Spring snow
clung
in the
clearing...........................to the still frozen ground
across the river
......................near the river bank.
the sound of water.........
rain................................Shivering,
cold water......................I lay with my leg twisted under me
blood stains....................conscious only of a steady sharp
pervasive pain,
brown grass on the hills...cold air,
a flowered dress..............and the rapidly darkening sky.
a glass of beer.................
sleep...............................
background noise............
low flying planes.............
a knife with a black handle...............
the smell of green grass....
warm sun.........................
a red front door................
cold cereal........................
working............................
to the shores of Tripoli....................
a white shirt.......................
making love......................
the children laughing..........
blue jeans.........................
potato soup......................
the unbidden flood...............
because I have never been
there
footprints..........................
unwashed windows...........
a dark corner....................
the pine trees overhead......
walking.............................
riding................................
the horizon........................