Sunday, June 8, 2014

Crossing the cross with crossed lines

Winning tickets never cashed sent in cold transit
across the black river via mail stamped just now
bring golden joy. A thousand white numbers clog
up a wronged call list, too hard of hearing for late

offers when six digits are weak, ten way too strong.
When we left, he left too, purplest shiner a coffin &
all too much, unanswered phone calls also too much
for any to bear. A power of attorney can help grasp
the littlest tear of all. You can take my money now

but you can't take that one thrilling moment long ago:
when sunset sea-breezes whispered all I need to know.

2 comments:

  1. The last two lines do it for me. Very beautiful they are and will stay with me. They are the kind of words that do.

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  2. agree with SarahA!!
    but the whole wraparound thing you have going here is lovely.
    I am back and catching up .... still in the land of the living after a cancer year or so.... so nice to see that you are still at it and going strong.

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