Sunday, September 13, 2020

What Is Nine?

Dark weight well, well past the sun,
Too far, too dark to spot it,
Just the curls it stirs in dust,
In waves of things that can be seen,

Like you, these words swirled for you,
Gone like you had not been there.
Moons wax, wane—long, long. But wish?
This thing has joy. Go to sleep.