Wednesday, July 31, 2024

you may have heard

I dreamt of death on this brilliant day
the smudge of a cloud in my eye
at this ordinary catastrophe 

it could set my people free from care
it has taken me years to see this
is a love song, a love song

to the day dissolving in sympathy
 to forgetting how you love me 
by keeping the world a secret
___________________________ 
Pic: This funny fellow in the grass kept me company this afternoon.

4 comments:

Nance said...

Oh, gosh. This poem, especially the second stanza! I reread it several times, and I think you could even end it there, after the second stanza. It's so haunting and so poignant. Wow.

Gillian said...

Take care.

NGS said...

I like the phrase "dissolving in sympathy." I'm going to have think on that.

maya said...

Nance--Thank you!! I did actually wonder if it was done at that point. It's still too short to really do anything with it, but I'm glad it did something.

Gillian--Thank you; that is very kind.

Engie--Thanks!

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