t h e l o n g e s t d a y
the shortest day
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t h e l o n g e s t d a y the shortest day |
I call this song broadening leaf,
breath of cows,
water-crack-stone,
lily root.
On the longest day take a boat to the country
Make a river of stones, wade a path backwards
On the longest day lean slightly off-kilter
To feel your changing seasons
On the longest day smash glass if you have to
Throw out all items in boxes
Let one eye be blinded by greed
Let one eye be blinded by grief
On the longest day go into your garden,
find a willow-pattern bridge. At the top
light a candle. The shortest day's
a step, a spring, a spin away.
copyright © the author, 2000
