Water gathering
most days I wait
through blue and sun
till dusk
or even later
and the rose has faded
to lavender, to gray
some days, the sleet
has started
and the leaves underfoot
are slick with ice
somehow I'm never sorry
and never learn
one night I waited
till the stars were out
dropped the bucket into
sound, only felt the weight
of it filling
and the night full of stars
and the river full of stars
and the bucket full of stars
come morning, the coffee
is also full of stars
3 comments:
...And I have seen the wild and red-haired WVA dirt farmer...
Just re-discovered my copy of an edition (1974) of the New Orleans Review, in which is a poem "A Small Autumn Love Song" — a tender memory.
How are you? Is winter still there?
-Stu
Our bluebirds are never that bright.
Please check out
http://www.tasinifornewyork.org/souloftheparty
hannah
Your Bluebirds are not that bright because it's an Indigo Bunting. Most of the season, *it* is not that bright. Just a coat donned for courting. . . .
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