the sound of water............ The river
continued to flow
out of
control........................like the sound of an unanswered
telephone
in the clearing
...........................when you know the man you love is there
across the river
......................but will not pick up the phone.
cold water......................
blood stains....................
brown grass on the hills......
a flowered dress..............
a glass of beer.................
sleep..............................
background noise...........
low flying planes.............
every pebble glistened...............
the evening sunlit leaves
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........................