Saturday, February 28, 2015

Spring Valentine

Old man still hungry
for the flesh –
red pomegranate buds
what is it about spring
makes you feel homesick
at home in your own skin
the world itself your first
impressionist painting –
until the gnats return
‘I’m through with love’
playing on the box – distant
sirens and orange blossoms
strewn on the sidewalk
as if you were getting married
to the world or yourself

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