photo: heron, Marahau, windy gardens, Abel Tasman, national park
We will watch
in the clear water
the cloudy reflection of ourselves
which, surprisingly, will have not changed that much
although we had hoped that
the passage of time
would have transformed us at least a little
but we were measuring ourselves up
against our wounds
So we will resume hobbling along
one step forward, two steps back
*posted in February 2023, edited in February 2024
we would be holding hands
before the shadows of the earth
the threat of water
and even the pain
it was in the knees
or in the heart
we would not remember but
we would be holding hands
we would watch
over there
where the pages are filled with
carbon and history
while holding hands
* first posted in June 2020, revised in 2021
we would be holding hands
before the shadows of the earth
the threat of water
and even the pain
it was on the knee
or in the heart
we would not remember but
we would be holding hands
we would watch
over there
where the pages are filled with
carbon and history
while holding hands.