static wonder

The mind perceives
a beautiful object
and pauses
with wonder
because the body
is unsure whether
to embrace it
or flee.

shadow

the bath

Today I had
so much stress
in my body
that when I got in the bath
my hands immediately wrinkled
into a thousand little folds.

Later
when I tried to worry
I daydreamed.

for sasha on her birthday

Two persons
looking at the moon
trace an arc
over the globe.

I drew two arcs
tonight,
thinking of a man
and of a woman.

She, I find in sleep;
a small crease
hidden in the curve
of her shoulder,
hiding, a pearl.

He, once,
I watched sleeping:
white legs are pillars--
more moons?
stacked high
under the blanket.

meal

The snow's going away
and now it's time for great things
to be made.
I spent all day
chopping the carrots
and potatoes, into tiny pieces,
because I decided to begin
with this meal.