Sometimes In Fall

sometimes in Fall
when the mist is just right
floating, hanging in light
you can make out a wall

a rampart extends
from the Back of Beyond
shouting of a far place
that is ever so near

and if you simply walk
walk right thru that deft arch
on your light tippytoes
you can just about touch

the glowery stem
of the flowery Rose
at the Center of all…

sometimes in Fall
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My Sharp Longing

the soft day
withdraws
from the stage
retiring but
not shy

she makes
her way gentle
and in layers
of soft silky
swaddling clouds

and I, brief burst
upon the face
of quiet night
shine fierce in
my sharp longing.