out of
control........................The stars above
in the
clearing...........................(so beautiful thru the skylight
in the loft
across the river
......................warmed by upward drifting currents
on the daybed beside the window
........from the black woodstove in the
corner below
a circle of light......................as
I lay
under the down comforter
fresh cream, chopped
parsley from the garden
......Gunter brushing his teeth in the
bathroom.
the sound of water........He would be climbing up the ladder soon)
a flowered dress..............were a bright cold yellow
a glass of beer.................in the black midnight sky.
brown glass on the hills.....................
evening sunlit leaves........
the smell of green grass.........
warm sun.........................
a red front door................
cold cereal........................
working............................
a pale imitation.................
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........................