even more so
buds before they open
even more so
petals floating to the ground
carried by the wind
even more so
bare trees in winter
blossoms full bloom
even more so
the moon








even more so
buds before they open
even more so
petals floating to the ground
carried by the wind
even more so
bare trees in winter
blossoms full bloom
even more so
the moon
along the north sea port
join a Virgil woman
guiding darker underground
beneath the cities of men
up for air
ice hung with our breath
long wrapped woollens
nestling steel in our pockets
heated by such as our own mortal blood
behind the drapes
through the doors
company of sailors whores and other stranded strangers
ritual of smoke
purification of rum
dreams spoke of southerner seas
twined with stories of the ice
phantomed like Frankenstein and Winnetou
every one of us a mythology onto ourselves and each other.
what you we do but cling?
what could we do but put our breathing mouths together?
labyrinth
tongues
underworld
archetype
alive.