lullaby
we learn to love from being loved, from loving,
and from watching others love.
turn the triple wheel, and learn to notice
where it wobbles. go.
we learn to love from being loved, from loving,
and from watching others love.
turn the triple wheel, and learn to notice
where it wobbles. go.
on hearing that a good friend is taking a job in another town:
in our neighborhood,
the apples blossom just as
the jasmine turns brown
neighborhood kitten,
baby songbird in its teeth,
underneath spring stars
work done for the day
calm within this messy house
wrists and ankles free
spring night. old house creaks.
cold seeps in through the floorboards,
smelling of jasmine.