Minding Valentine Continued

do you mind being just another copy of the cosmos

do you mind being a red fox pursued by black birds

do you mind being a homeopathic remedy
   for your town

do you mind being ironic but not sulphurous

do you mind being cathartic but not cathetic

do you mind functioning as a symbol

do you mind polishing my rudder

do you mind stiffening my sails

do you mind taking the longer way

do you mind never seeing the trees
   you planted bloom

do you mind getting me a coffee

do you mind losing house and home

do you mind how summer floats you away

do you mind how winter carries you back