is coming home........................It was an elaborate dinner
that I fixed
soft fur...........................while my files lay unattended in
another room --
warm milk
......................corn tortillas rolled between wax paper and
the sound of water.........cut into nearly perfect circles with
scissors,
dry river bed................................carne asada very slowly
roasted with garlic and chili,
cold water......................those beans that had
simmered slowly in lard laden water.
white bandages....................On one side of the table
brown grass on the hills... her face somewhat hidden by the yellow
roses
a flowered dress..............that required so much water
.................................................sat an artist who could never remember my
name.
an old army issue sleeping bag...............................
low flying planes.................................
the smell of green grass....
warm stones by the river.........................
a red front door................
a little more rain............................
making love...........................................
in the line behind me..........
blue and white checked oilcloth.........................
potato soup......................
a gold framed treasure.................................
the dreams of shopgirls...............
beautiful brown tequila..............................
with a tv screen and a telephone..........................
bye bye bye....................