Thoughts of Approaching Fall 2005
The evening lies heavily upon me
Uneasy hot breath
Drawn underneath this suffocating blanket of late summer
Occasional cool winds blow
Unexpected
I close my eyes dreaming of our cool sheets
Long fingers shadow the field
Boys dash here and there
Hair pasted to their brow in a glow of summer sweat
Their parents tread, gossip[
Wiping away traces
of the paths of lone beads of sweat before they fall\
Their children, young
Dance in worship
Laugh, roll on grassy slopes celebrating the season
WE pay homage top passing seasons
Pagan rituals
Replaced by pursuits of school clothing and long pants for short.
Cheer the team, sharpen the pencil
Gathering ourselves
In protective clans in answer to unconscious instinct
All electric homes, our lodge
Schools, churches, stadiums
We assemble, tell stories, guild against approaching cold and dark
Still cool sheets clothe us now
Overhead, this fan
Beats an eternal circle, matching the rhythm of our pulses
Autumn and cool spring are preserved here
The crowd , the sound nor electric light
Steels us tonight
Against the creep of shadows as does the touch of your hgand
