piano fire

catwalk

what might
befall
behappen
& become

o best beloved

to this
wildest
of all
wild animals

who walks
by himself

all places
alike
unto him

let’s make a
little magic

a woman
wise
maybe as
wise as
a cat is
wild

maybe
a little
wild
as well

o best beloved

hear
attend
& listen

to a little
singing
magic

of wild tales
in wild woods

and if i say
a word
of praise

as you
walk away
in all
places

will you
come
into this
cave?

and if
i coo &
compliment
you a time
or two

will you
curl
beside
this fire?

and if
you get
a word
or three
from me

clever
cat

will you
keep
your
wild way

when
the moon
wakes
& night
shakes
wild
trees

but still
stay
a little
in the
day

anyway?

kitestrung

i knit
the silence
with these
fingertips

or try to
make
something
outta

soft nothing

unwords

all your
little
implosions

but i can't
knit so it
unravels
& i feel

kitestrung

to you
as you

float off
toward
all those

empty
spaces

so i
watch sky
& try

with my
feet tight
on earth

tonight.

scrumptious fishy nougat

trail

i twitch &
these branches
heavy with
summer
leaves

rustle
in the night

betray
position

every
sense a
new nerve
ending

ears
scan for your
usual

frequencies

pupils
contract
& dilate
grope
through
darkness

for
another
glimpse
wary
but

wanting

that
new color
that
flash of light

or

a low
growl
& hot

baited
breath