Sunday, January 2, 2011

Frozen Valentine

The proof is in the ¼ inch-
thick slice of ice on the top
of the rain barrel
in the morning
I wrote down all my debts
on a large legal pad
leaving little room
for poetry
gratitude impossibly
tries to square
arrivals with departures
but even in the warmth
of the narrow band of love
time freezes too.

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