A nothing from nowhere cast his words to a world wide wind, hindered by periphery. |
fall gathering at this junction with passage of time they huddle, hide, seek comfort beneath mortar, brick — in dirt unearthed, spray sand on worn, cement stoop. away from the sun beneath ample apple droppings, they cloister, cling, collect with the dew-spit beneath bright patchwork quilt, gently air-tossed — play upon the brittle green. to blue, constrictive wrap hugging this construction, wood frames, concealing wire, pipe, their waywardness within walls, warm in window wells ladies lay. I don't know how. in a gentle abode with all gray glooming remain, age with them, until one spring day they flee from father — far, far in sky-portal escape play, or down, in maw earth stay. to green recliner outpost, deep repose, while they collect. dependents disembark at attic, wall and floorboard — to eave, lamp and rug. accept — this is love. the home hearth awaits white nights first spark together. 37 lines, free~vee 9.25.23 10.6.23 re-edited, added indentation, structure, punctuation, clearer theme, images, cohesiveness and finality, inverting last two verses final lines structure to juxtapose, combine words ‘stay’ + ‘together’. and more. 10.13.23 tight, taught, tiny restructure with clarity. 9.25.23 before we all fall to ash, to mother, where we will lay, decompose and not freeze while the sun slinks away |