Monday, October 25, 2010

as the lilacs break


as the lilacs break       the heart sings its memory
to forgive and find grace in forgiveness                      to find grace
in the way the wind breaks through the budding trees
how the infant suckles the lavender breast
with the stillness and focus of a sun-stroked pond

the heart remembers the elements of the changes
it remembers that morning when the wet fog
turned another key                 when you woke
and she was there waiting in her sleep for you
to wake her                 how in shadow she still shines.

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