Poems of Love and Longing
In This Dry, Amber Air
In the mountains, among columbine, Jacob’s ladder
Shootingstar, snow and granite,
On the Continental Divide,
I think of the choices
Between saving and burning
Between silk and barbed wire.
When I find you again
I will tell you:
I would if I could
Live in the cave
Of your two arms, your chest and your jaw-bone;
On the other hand
I am afraid to touch you
In this dry, amber air
I am afraid I would start a fire.
:: Design by Waterman
:: Logo woodcut by Barbara Leventhal-Stern
