I. grasshopper
we thought we had time
plenty of time
we always think we have time
but it’s now
right now
the storm came on fast
transformed the view
softly
swiftly
completely
new
we always think we have time
but it’s now
right now
nothing to do
but move forward
muster muscle and will
to heave ourselves clear
shovel by shovel by shovel
I don’t care anymore
where I’m going
I don’t care
if I freeze to death
I don’t care
if a bear comes to eat me
right now I will rest
right now I will lie here
and make myself an angel
right now I will rest
right now i will lie here
and make myself an angel
i will make myself an angel
II. cotyledon
at the edge
of soil and space
safety and sunlight
dance and
dance and death–
the end of all I’ve been till now
i push through
an intention finding its form
III. petrichor
hopscotch,honeysuckle, fireflies, heat
barefoot soccer in the street
sisters squish on a banana seat
a chipmunk playing at our feet
doodlebug, sand dollar, steamer clams
ice cream sundae, late-night jams
hunt for seashells in the ebbing tide
fall into bed with the windows wide
hopscotch, honeysuckle, fireflies, heat ...
history is a tinder box
the slightest bit of friction
sends up a wall of flame
a pall of smoke
chokes the sky
my sight, my skin, my breath
but then the bright brass blasts
through the heavy haze
like a shaft of light
from heaven
a flash of grace
for all ...
forró ...
IV. mycorrhiza
here and there
now and then
I get a glimpse
and it sustains me
this joy
this love
this feast
bom apetite, amor
bom apetite