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geese flying southeast
in a thin layer of smoke
decoys on a pool
an orange juice sunrise
after many screwdrivers
next orange aspirins?
a cloudless dawn
no sound of thunder
a clear conscience
around the entrance
mountain blue bells reaching up
swells of ground cover
drops of rain
fall on the window screen
each a small cosmos
riding out darkness
dim shadows at my bedside
westward goes the moon
releasing the morning star
banishing the night lights
morning bird songs
nursing the baby to lullabies
Gregorian chants
in the face of incomplete information
and its value
no fear of regret
no matter the outcome
this is right for me
at this place and this moment
this is what I FEEL
it has been a while
since I have tried to compose a poem
what is the dividing line
between being slow-witted
or storing up wisdom?
as a grain of black sand
the tides refresh me each day
the sun warms me
my relatives are many
not all as black me
our diaspora is world wide
on the bleaches
we live forever
time is our friend
