Thursday, February 26, 2009

And when we woke it was like nothing
Ever dreamt before this: wrist, neck,
The hollow behind the knee, your hair

Filling my hands, all of it while we turned
And turned until we were unforgivable,
Adamant with bark, as if a wayward god had come

Upon us, bewitching breast to breast, fingers
Still tracing a vein, a thigh
No longer intent on destination

But in the keep of one limb resting on another, breath
Lingering in leaves, at the edge of a road
Where we were once lost, your hand faithful

In its nest, your mouth on my mouth
Caught, our feet tangled, looking for earth.

-The Tree by Sophie Cabot Black
(something I am dreaming of...)

2 comments:

dianne said...

So beautiful Corby...
a lovely dream. ♡

Corby said...

Yes a dream a pleasant one.

-Corby